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thesaurus/cnp00862535 Polykrates, Tyrann

Polykrates, Tyrann

Record IDcnp00862535
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00862535
Biographical Data-540 - -522
Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

von 538 v. Chr. bis 522 v. Chr.Tyrann der griechischen Insel Samos

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Further Biographical Datav540-v522. ca.
ActivityPersonen der Geschichte (Politiker und historische Persönlichkeiten) (16.5p) (sswd)
Tyrann (gnd)
CountryGriechenland
Geographic NoteGR (iso3166)

Names

HeadingPolykrates, Tyrann
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NamePolykrates, von Samos

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Found inPauly neu
depiction of ...
The illustration for the humorous book The General History Edited by Satyricon.
The tyrant Polycrates who was pestered by sea fishes became famous on Samos Island. Any rubbish thrown by Polycrates into the sea was immediately beached by the fishes in their own bellies.

The General History Edited by Satyricon


[Alexandre Jacovleff / Scanned from: (in Russian) (2004) Всеобщая история, обработанная «Сатириконом», Moscow: Айрис Пресс, p. 48 ISBN: 5-8112-0905-3. -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polycrates by A Yakovlev 1911.jpg]

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