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Polycrates

600 BC - 515 BC

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Polycrates (; Ancient Greek: Πολυκράτης), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Polycrates is the 1,642nd most popular politician (down from 1,361st in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Greece (down from 110th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Greek Politician.

Polycrates was most famous for his extravagant wealth and power. He was the tyrant of Samos, a Greek island, from 538 to 522 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Polycrates ranks 1,642 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacques Necker, Bogd Khan, Seljuk, William II of England, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. After him are Jeongjong of Joseon, Psamtik I, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Theodore I Laskaris, Frances Cleveland, and Emir Abdelkader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Polycrates ranks 18. Before him are Mardonius, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Cambyses I, Pheidippides, Hippasus, and Theano. After him are Mahapajapati Gotami, Nahum, Bias of Priene, Hippias, Lucius Junius Brutus, and Hipparchus. Among people deceased in 515 BC, Polycrates ranks 1. 

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    Polycrates

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    600 BC - 515 BC

    HPI: 73.36

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Polycrates ranks 116 out of 1,024. Before him are Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Melina Mercouri (1920), Pheidippides (-600), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), and Berenice I of Egypt (-340). After him are Demetrius Vikelas (1835), Saint Titus (13), Critias (-460), Phryne (-371), Philomena (291), and Quintus Curtius Rufus (41).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Polycrates ranks 42. Before him are Admetus (null), Aristides (-550), Agrippina the Elder (-14), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), and Berenice I of Egypt (-340). After him are Critias (-460), Necho II (-625), Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956), Nestor (null), Matthew Kantakouzenos (1325), and Antiphon (-480).

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