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croesus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | have, rich person, wealthy person |
croesus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of croesus
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Croesus traditionally gave refuge at one point to the Phrygian prince Adrastus.
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Croesus can't help thinking the equity markets are acting way too comfortable.
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Croesus owes this insight to Martin Mayer, a wise writer on financial matters.
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Croesus has been told by one of his wise contacts to expect rights offerings aplenty.
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Croesus laughed at the trick, and presented him with as much again.
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Croesus besieged and captured the city enslaving its inhabitants.
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Croesus himself is often credited with the invention of the first formalized currency systems and coinage.
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Croesus, whose silver market setback last month triggered Wall Street's worst panic in nearly two decades.
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Croesus loves transparency too, so it's about time.
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- Last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
- A very wealthy man
- Croesus (/u02C8kriu02D0su0259s/ KREE-su0259s; Ancientu00A0Greek: u039Au03C1u03BFu1FD6u03C3u03BFu03C2, Kroisos; 595 BCu00A0u2013 c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia who, according to Herodotus, reigned for fourteen years: from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 546 BC (sometimes given as 547 BC).
- Der hochmu00FCtige, gestu00FCrzte und wieder erhabene Croesus (The Proud, Overthrown and Again Exalted Croesus) is a three-act opera (described as a "Singe-Spiel") composed by Reinhard Keiser. The German language libretto by Lucas von Bostel was based on Nicolu00F2 Minato's 1678 dramma per musica Creso, the music for which was composed by the Emperor Leopold I.
- Greek Kroisos (ca. 560-546 BC), last king of Lydia. Acquired immense wealth from the tribute of subject peoples and mineral resources. Therefore we use the name Croesus today for someone who is rich and likes to show it.
- Eponym: a man of extreme wealth
