# Polycrates

> The tyrant who ruled Samos for two decades in the 6th century BC, known equally for violence in battle and a sharp eye for governing - a combination rare enough to be remembered 2,500 years later.

*6th century BC tyrant of Samos*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/polycrates

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** -574
- **Died:** -522
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Polycrates, son of Aeaces, seized control of Samos in the 540s BC and held it until 522 BC. His rule earned him a double reputation: as a warrior who struck fear, and as a tyrant who somehow governed with intelligence and vision. That duality - brutality paired with enlightenment - made him an outlier among Greek strongmen. He died in 522 BC, but the contradiction at the heart of his reign kept his name in circulation long after the island moved on.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 54.1

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Polícrates](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol%C3%ADcrates)
- [波利克拉特斯](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%A2%E5%88%A9%E5%85%8B%E6%8B%89%E7%89%B9%E6%96%AF)
- [Поликрат](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82)
- [Polikrates](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikrates)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294840)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrates)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Polycrates)
- [Polykratés ze Samu](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polykrat%C3%A9s_ze_Samu)
- [Polykrates](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polykrates)
- [Polykrates (Tyrann von Samos)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polykrates_(Tyrann_von_Samos))
- [Πολυκράτης](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82)
- [Polikrato el Samoso](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikrato_el_Samoso)
- [Polícrates de Samos](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol%C3%ADcrates_de_Samos)
- [پولیکراتس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [Polykrates](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polykrates)
- [Polycrate de Samos](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrate_de_Samos)
- [Polícrates de Samos](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol%C3%ADcrates_de_Samos)
- [פוליקרטס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%A1)
- [Polikrat](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikrat)
- [Polükratész](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol%C3%BCkrat%C3%A9sz)
- [Polikrates](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikrates)
- [Policrate](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policrate)
- [ポリュクラテス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9)
- [폴리크라테스 (사모스)](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%B4%EB%A6%AC%ED%81%AC%EB%9D%BC%ED%85%8C%EC%8A%A4_(%EC%82%AC%EB%AA%A8%EC%8A%A4))
- [Polycrates Samius](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrates_Samius)
- [Поликрат](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82)
- [Polycrates](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrates)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Polycrates)
- [Polícrates de Samos](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol%C3%ADcrates_de_Samos)
- [Поликрат](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82)

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