Polycrates

Polycrates
Tyrant of Samos
Polycrates with Pharaoh Amasis II (19th century illustration).
Reign540s – 522 BC
PredecessorAeaces I?
SuccessorMaeandrus
BornSamos
Died522 BC
Magnesia, Achaemenid Empire
Names
Πολυκράτης Αἰάκου Σαμαῖος
HouseAeacids
FatherAeaces I

Polycrates (/pəˈlɪkrəˌtz/; 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.