The History of Lydia and Sardis | Calm History for Sleep | 5 Hours

The History of Lydia and Sardis (680 to 546 BCE) — 05:15:42 of calm, deeply researched world history storytelling designed for peaceful evening listening, relaxation, and restful sleep. This episode covers the Harvard-Cornell excavations of the Sardis gold-refining cementation furnaces, King Alyattes and Croesus, Bin Tepe burial mounds, and Lydian trade with Ionian Greek cities. Across twelve full-length chapters covering Middle East, we explore what happened, why it happened, what everyday life felt.