WHA-S-039000-2372 Croesus, last king of Lydia from c560 BC. Defeated and imprisoned by Cyrus the Great 546 BC. Legend has it that Croesus was put on funeral pyre and when fire took hold he called on Apollo for help and rain fell, putting out fire. Lithograph after image on Greek vase. Credit: World History Archive/Alinari Archives WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Photographer: World History Archive Collection: World History Archive/Alinari Archives Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 2884 X 4500 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 24 X 38 Image sizes (MB): 2.89 Color space: RGB