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In the glittering Aegean of the 520s BC, Polycrates of Samos was a man of unmatched ambition and cunning—a tyrant who ruled the seas and defied the odds. But every rise has its fall. In this episode, we follow Polycrates’ journey to his gruesome end, a story of hubris, betrayal, and the inevitable downfall of the man who thought he could cheat fate.
Herodotus link:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Herodotus/3B*.html
This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.
If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory
Contact information:
E-mail: [email protected]
http://facebook.com/fanofhistory
https://twitter.com/danhorning
https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/
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In the glittering Aegean of the 520s BC, Polycrates of Samos was a man of unmatched ambition and cunning—a tyrant who ruled the seas and defied the odds. But every rise has its fall. In this episode, we follow Polycrates’ journey to his gruesome end, a story of hubris, betrayal, and the inevitable downfall of the man who thought he could cheat fate.
Herodotus link:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Herodotus/3B*.html
This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.
If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory
Contact information:
E-mail: [email protected]
http://facebook.com/fanofhistory
https://twitter.com/danhorning
https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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