1. Persia was invaded first at the Battle of Pteria ending without a victor. 2. Proposed names include Justinianopolis, Pteria , and Mokissos. 3. The two armies engaged at Pteria in Cappadocia. 4. The plateau is believed to be the home to the lost city of Pteria . 5. The Lydians first attacked the Achaemenid Empire's city of Pteria in Cappadocia. 6. The oyster " Pteria colymbus " is often found attached to the coral. 7. The Battle of Pteria was effectively a stalemate, with both sides suffering heavy casualties by nightfall. 8. Geoffrey Summers initially identified the site with the city of Phrygian dynastic center, very possibly Pteria . 9. The Battle of Pteria resulted in a stalemate, forcing the Lydians to retreat to their capital city of Sardis. 10. In 547 BC, the Lydian king Croesus besieged and captured the Persian city of Pteria in Cappadocia and enslaved its inhabitants.
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