Cyrus the Great - Conquest of the Medes and Conquest of Lydia

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Across
  1. 4. King of Lydia who misinterprets oracles
  2. 6. The city Croesus retreats to after the deadlock battle in 546
  3. 8. Another name for Asia Minor
  4. 10. This place means in Greek 'between two rivers'
  5. 13. A kingdom which controlled most of western Asia Minor
  6. 14. Persian king, who after a difficult childhood builds great empire
  7. 15. Persian king and father of Cyrus
  8. 16. The battle in 546 BC which was a stalemate between Croesus and Cyrus
Down
  1. 1. Mountain range east of the Tigris river
  2. 2. King of Medes, who orders his grandson to be killed
  3. 3. A region of twelve Greek cities on the coast of Asia Minor
  4. 5. Key source author for Persia and credited as first historian
  5. 7. The chronicle of this Babylonian king is a useful source on Cyrus' conquest of the Medes
  6. 9. Daughter of Astyages and mother of future Persian king
  7. 11. One of the most important sanctuaries of Greek location with famous oracle
  8. 12. Advisor of King of Medes who refuses to kill baby