1. Sardis - Noun
2. Sardis - Proper noun
an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
Source: WordNetHomer describes their capital not as Sardis but as Hyde (Iliad xx. 385); Hyde may have been the name of the district in which Sardis was located. Source: Internet
Barbarian Cimmerians sacked many Lydian cities, except for Sardis. Source: Internet
Cyrus won and captured the capital city of Sardis by 546 BC. Source: Internet
Holland, pp. 136–138 Cleomenes's attempts to restore Isagoras to Athens ended in a debacle, but fearing the worst, the Athenians had by this point already sent an embassy to Artaphernes in Sardis, to request aid from the Persian empire. Source: Internet
However I will come to Sardis, as I think it very desirable to become a friend of yours. Source: Internet
Polycrates reports a succession of bishops including Polycarp of Smryna, as well as others in nearby cities such as Melito of Sardis. Source: Internet