The Lion and the Sun: A Root Older Than the Flag, Deeper Than Politics
Tracing the Lion and Sun from the Dawn of History…
Shadows of Peace
More than two thousand five hundred years ago, around 580 B.C., the ruler of Lydia, located in present-day eastern Turkey, offered sanctuary to those fleeing Cyaxares, the king of the Medes. This act triggered a war between the Medes and Lydia, resulting in a brutal conflict that spilled…