# Polybius' Capture of Achaeus and Fall of Sardis — WHE Article Discussion (2-2076)

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Polybius' _Capture of Achaeus and Fall of Sardis_ is the account of the end of the Siege of Sardis (215-213 BCE) by Antiochus III (aka Antiochus the Great, r. 223-187 BCE) of the Seleucid Empire after the betrayal and capture of his cousin Achaeus (d. 213 BCE) who had proclaimed himself king.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2076/polybius-capture-of-achaeus-and-fall-of-sardis/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2076/polybius-capture-of-achaeus-and-fall-of-sardis/)._

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