
croesus
kroisos
creosote
%	Croesus (in Greek: Kroisos), the wealthy last king of Lydia;
%	his empire was destroyed when he attacked Cyrus in 549, after
%	the Oracle of Delphi (q.v.) had told him:  "if you attack the
%	Persians, you will destroy a mighty empire".  Herodotus
%	relates of his legendary conversation with Solon of Athens,
%	who impressed upon him that being rich does not imply being
%	happy and that no one should be considered fortunate before
%	his death.
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