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"Polycrates (/pəˈlɪkrəˌtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Πολυκράτης, in English usually Polycrates but sometimes Polykrates), son of Aeaces, was the tyrant of Samos from the 540s BC to 522 BC. He had a reputation as both a fierce warrior and an enlightened tyrant." - (en.wikipedia.org 17.11.2019)