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Detailed explanation-1: -Sardis (near modern-day Sart, Turkey) was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia founded (according to Herodotus) by the Heracleidae, the Heraclid Dynasty descended from the hero Heracles (Hercules).

Detailed explanation-2: -Today, the site is located by the present day village of Sart, near Salihli in the Manisa province of Turkey, close to the Ankara-İzmir highway (approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) from İzmir).

Detailed explanation-3: -Lydia, ancient land of western Anatolia, extending east from the Aegean Sea and occupying the valleys of the Hermus and Cayster rivers. The Lydians were said to be the originators of gold and silver coins.