Samians

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The Samians were the ancient Greek inhabitants of the island of Samos, known for their maritime power, colonization efforts, and contributions to art, philosophy, and science.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Samians canonical 2
Ίωνες άποικοι 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek people
alliedWith Athens
surface form: Athens (at some periods)

Achaemenid Empire
surface form: Persian Empire (at some periods)
associatedWith Pythagoras
surface form: Pythagoras of Samos

Aristarchus of Samos
surface form: astronomer Aristarchus of Samos

engineer Eupalinos of Megara (working on Samos)
Melissus of Samos
surface form: philosopher Melissus of Samos
built Heraion of Samos
Tunnel of Eupalinos
city walls of Samos
massive harbor works
centerOfCult Heraion of Samos
colonized Kydonia
surface form: Cydonia in Crete

Naukratis
surface form: Naucratis in Egypt (participation)

Perinthus
currency Samian coinage
dialect Ionian Greek
economyBasedOn commerce
craft production
seafaring
engagedIn Aegean trade network
ethnicGroupOf Samos
flourishedUnder Polycrates of Samos
hadGovernmentType democracy (at various times)
oligarchy (at various times)
tyranny under Polycrates
inhabited Samos
surface form: island of Samos
knownFor art
colonization
maritime power
naval warfare
philosophy
science
trade
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Ionia
participatedIn Ionian League
surface form: Ionian League (at times)

Ionian Revolt
partOf ancient Greeks
politicalOrganization polis
produced Samian pottery
sculpture in marble
terracotta figurines
religion ancient Greek religion
ruledBy Polycrates of Samos
timePeriod Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
worshipped Apollo
Artemis
Hera

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zancle wasConqueredBy Samians
Perinthus colonizedBy Samians
Λάμψακος foundedBy Samians
this entity surface form: Ίωνες άποικοι