Post by MoMo on Mar 6, 2014 18:31:21 GMT -6
The Lydian Hoard is a remarkable collection of artifacts, ancient jewelry, and relics from the time of King Croesus, ruler of the Lydian Kingdom between 560 and 547 B.C.
The alleged curse of the Croesus treasure began in 1965, when it was unearthed in the small village of Güre in the western province of Uşak. The treasure was discovered when five villagers found a tomb of an unknown princess who lived in the Lydian era. The villager’s ransacked the tomb, removing valuable jewels, and anything of value that had been buried with the Lydian princess. The looters continued to visit the area and in 1966, 150 relics were removed from the location; gold jewelry, silver, and even the wall paintings of the tombs were pilferage with hopes of the villagers obtaining vast wealth from selling the Croesus treasure, but instead of unimaginable wealth the villagers and their families have been scorned with misfortune, death, and so the legend of the Croesus Curse began.
