Lydia
/ˈlɪdɪə/- an ancient region of western Asia Minor, south of Mysia and north of Caria. It became a powerful kingdom in the 7th century BC but in 546 its final king, Croesus, was defeated by Cyrus and it was absorbed into the Persian empire. Lydia was probably the first realm to use coined money.吕底亚（小亚细亚西部古国, 位于米希亚以南, 卡里亚以北, 公元前7世纪成为一个强盛的王国, 但546年, 它的最后一个国王克罗伊斯被赛勒斯打败, 从此被并入波斯帝国; 吕底亚可能是第一个使用铸币的地方）。