POLYCRATES

Meaning of POLYCRATES in English

/peuh lik"reuh teez'/ , n.

died 522? B.C., Greek tyrant of Samos.

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POLYCRATES — biographical name died circa 522 B.C. tyrant of Samos
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POLYCRATES — flourished 6th century BC Tyrant of the Aegean island of He seized sole control during a festival of Hera, eliminating …
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POLYCRATES — biographical name died circa 522 B.C. tyrant of Samos
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POLYCRATES — flourished 6th century BC tyrant (c. 535-522 BC) of the island of Samos, in the Aegean Sea, who established Samian …
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POLYCRATES — Polycrates BrE AmE pə ˈlɪk rə tiːz pɒ-
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POLYCRATES — flourished 6th century BC Tyrant of the Aegean island of Samos 0441; 535522 BC. He seized sole control during a …
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POLYCRATES — Pronunciation: p ə - ' li-kr ə - ˌ t ē z Function: biographical name d ca 522 B.C. tyrant …
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SÁMOS — Island (pop., 1991: 42,000), Greece. In the Aegean Sea, Sámos is located off the western coast of Turkey, from which …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: PERFORMING-ARTS — Classical. Although the general atmosphere in the world of classical concerts and especially opera had been increasingly pessimistic in recent …
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VICTOR I, SAINT — born , Africa died 199, Rome?; feast day July 28 pope from about 189 to 199. After succeeding St. Eleutherius …
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SAMOS TUNNEL — tunnel drilled on the Aegean island of Samos in the 6th century BC to carry water for the capital city …
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SAMOS — Modern Greek Smos Greek island in the Aegean Sea, the closest one to the mainland of Asia Minor, from which …
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MAGNESIA AD MAEANDRUM — ancient inland city of Ionia, situated on a small tributary of the Maeander (Bykmenderes) River about 12 miles southeast of …
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JOHN THE APOSTLE, SAINT — flourished 1st century AD also called Saint John The Evangelist, or Saint John The Divine in Christian tradition, the author …
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IBYCUS — flourished 6th century BC, , Samos, Ionia lyric poet from the Greek colony of Rhegium in Italy, one of the …
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EPHESUS, COUNCILS OF — three assemblies held in Asia Minor to resolve problems of the early Christian Church. In 190 Polycrates, bishop of Ephesus, …
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CAMBYSES II — flourished 6th century BC Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 529522 BC), who conquered Egypt in 525; he was the eldest …
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ANACREON — born c. 582 BC, , Teos, Ionia [now Sighajik, Turkey] died c. 485 ancient Greek poet who was, after Archilochus, …
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AHMOSE II — flourished 6th century BC king of the 26th dynasty (reigned 570526 BC), a general who seized the throne during a …
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SÁMOS — Island (pop., 1991: 42,000), Greece. In the Aegean Sea, Sámos is located off the western coast of Turkey, from which …
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