translation.en: Apparently, there was such a severe famine that the king of Lydia decided they had to do something crazy. People were suffering. People were fighting. It was an extreme situation, they needed an extreme solution.
translation.es: Al parecer hubo una hambruna tan grave que el rey de Lidia decidió que tenían que hacer algo loco. La gente sufría. La gente peleaba. Era una situación extrema. Necesitaban una solución extrema.