BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of Astyages, the Neo-Babylonian Empire of ...

The inscription's date aligns with the height of the Lydian Empire, renowned for its early use of gold and silver coins. At the time, Lydia and the Phrygian Empire shared cultural ties ...

This eventually led to Phrygia losing its independence and being absorbed by the Lydian Empire. After the Lydian Empire was defeated by Cyrus the Great in 547 BC, Phrygia became part of the ...

The fame and grandeur of the city in ancient times was enormous. During the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., the Lydian empire grew, and, under King Croesus, reached its peak around 550.

He wrote in the Jan. 10 post that Lydia was the one who inspired his writing of Taraji P. Henson‘s Empire character, Loretha “Cookie” Lyon. In an emotional post on Instagram, Daniels shared ...

According to the award-winning director, Lydia helped inspire the outspoken queen bee, Cookie Lyon from his hit TV show Empire. “As the fires are burning, so is my heart. My younger sister Lydia ...

Lydia Ruth Daniels-Rooks, the inspiration behind Cookie Lyon, the character from the hit Fox series Empire, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2025. She was 64. Her passing was revealed in a heartfelt ...

Henson as Cookie on 'Empire' Gilbert Flores / Getty Images / Chuck Hodes / Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection Lee Daniels is mourning the loss of his sister Lydia, who inspired Taraji P.

My younger sister Lydia has passed,” the Oscar-nominated ... Henson played on Daniels’ 2015–2020 Fox series Empire. “In Empire, the character of Cookie was based partly on her life.