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Polycrates

American  
[puh-lik-ruh-teez] / pəˈlɪk rəˌtiz /

noun

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

Polycrates British  
/ pəˈlɪkrəˌtiːz /

noun

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

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