Phalaris

Phalaris
Tyrantc. 570–554 BC
Died554 BC
Agrigento, Magna Graecia, Italy
ReligionAncient Greek
Renaissance copperplate engraving depicting Phalaris condemning the sculptor Perilaus to the Bronze Bull

Phalaris (Greek: Φάλαρις) was the tyrant of Akragas (now Agrigento) in Sicily in Magna Graecia, from approximately 570 to 554 BC.