Polycrates

[ puh-lik-ruh-teez ]

noun
  1. died 522? b.c., Greek tyrant of Samos.

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Polycrates

/ (pəˈlɪkrəˌtiːz) /


noun
  1. died ?522 bc, Greek tyrant of Samos, who was crucified by a Persian satrap

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