Polycrates

American  

[puh-lik-ruh-teez] / pəˈlɪk rəˌtiz /

noun

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

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Polycrates British  

/ pəˈlɪkrəˌtiːz /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

In the year 540 B.C. or thereabouts, on the island of Samos, there came to power a tyrant named Polycrates.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Perhaps the most influential person ever associated with Samos was Pythagoras,* a contemporary of Polycrates in the sixth century b.c.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Polycrates was a generous patron of the arts, sciences and engineering.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

He sees many famous people, such as Milo, Polycrates and Cyrus; and he overhears Croesus and Solon discussing happiness, while Hermes foretells their fates.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)

Polycrates had left the most trusted of his dependents, Maeandrius, as regent during his absence.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max