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Polycrates
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<p>Polycrates , son of <a href="/facts/Aeaces_(father_of_Polycrates)/AIHH31gn">Aeaces</a>, was the <a href="/facts/Tyrant/SINzgmGP">tyrant</a> of <a href="/facts/Samos/bBJufQRK">Samos</a> from the 540s BC to 522 BC. He had a reputation as both a fierce warrior and an enlightened tyrant. </p>