Polycrates of Samos
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Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polycrates | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tyrant
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historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aegean Sea
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Ionian Greek ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Greek world
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Samos ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | violent death ⓘ |
| deathNote | killed after being lured away from Samos ⓘ |
| era | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | circa 540 BCE ⓘ |
| governmentForm | tyranny ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Samos
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surface form:
city of Samos
|
| hasReputation |
cruelty
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despotism ⓘ exceptional luck ⓘ |
| influenced | regional balance of power in the Aegean ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural patronage
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legendary good fortune ⓘ legendary wealth ⓘ maritime power ⓘ naval dominance ⓘ rule over Samos ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | example of overreaching good fortune in Greek literature ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval forces ⓘ |
| name |
Polycrates of Samos
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Polycrates
Polycrates of Samos self-link ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | the instability of fortune ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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ruler ⓘ |
| patronage |
artists
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craftsmen ⓘ poets ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | autocracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | tyrant of Samos ⓘ |
| powerBase |
control of sea trade routes
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naval fleet ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Samos
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surface form:
island of Samos
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| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| source | Herodotus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| typeOfWealth | gold and luxury goods ⓘ |
| wealthFrom |
maritime trade
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tribute from subject cities ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.