Look up: Polycrates

1. Polycrates
   Tyrant of Samos c. 540-522 BC. He established an effective navy of over 100 ships and was master of the Aegean basin. He was also a promoter of ambitious building projects, and patron of poets...
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2. Polycrates
   (from the article `Ephesus, councils of`) In 190 Polycrates, bishop of Ephesus, convened a synod to establish the 14th of Nisan (the date of the Jewish Passover) as the official date of ... John`s subsequent history is obscure and passes into the uncertain mists of legend. At the end of the 2nd century, Polycrates, bishop of Ephesus, .....
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3. Polycrates
   tyrant (c. 535–522 ) of the island of Samos, in the Aegean Sea, who established Samian naval supremacy in the eastern Aegean and strove for control ... [3 related articles]
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4. Polycrates
   Polycrates (pōlik'rutēz) , d. c.522 B.C., tyrant of Samos. He established Samian naval supremacy in the Aegean Sea and tried to control the archipelago and mainland towns of Ionia. He dominated the E Aegean, capturing the island of Rhenea (now Rinía) and defeating the Lesbians...
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5. Polycrates
   `Polycrates` (), son of Aeaces, was the tyrant of Samos from c. 538 BC to 522 BC. He took power during a festival of Hera with his brothers Pantagnotus and Syloson, but soon had Pantagnotus killed and exiled Syloson to take full control for himself. He then allied with Amasis II, pharaoh of Egypt, a...
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