The story of Polykrates, the Tyrant of Samos, intersects repeatedly with the history of the Persian empire during his life. From his rise to power in the vacuum left when Miletus was conquered, to his alliance with Egypt against the Persians, and finally to his death on the orders of a Satrap. His story feeds directly into the history around Oroites, the Satrap of Sparda (the kingdom formerly known as Lydia). Oroites tried to seize some power for himself in events that prepare our narrative for the chaotic years following Cambyses’ death.
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That was an interesting episode. For a minor player Polykrates did well till his death.
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We don’t know much about him. From the way Herodotus talks about it, Samos under Polykrates was an early attempt at the naval dominance Athens achieved half a century later.
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