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H. 3.120-128, 139-149 - Coggle Diagram
H. 3.120-128, 139-149
130-149, Syloson and Samos
the brother of Polycrates, Syloson, came to be in Egypt as he was in exile from Samos
many years prior, he had been in Memphis, where he found a red cloak and put it on. When he walked in public, he was spotted by Darius, a nobody at this time, who so loved the cloak that he asked him for it
Syloson gave it to him for free, so when Darius became King, Syloson went to the palace and rehearsed the whole story, Darius remembered him and dubbed him 'the most generous of men'
in return, Syloson asked for Samos, which was currently ruled by Maeandrius
Maeandrius had been weird: he had gathered all the citizens and promised them to be equal under the law, suggesting they should all have some power instead of there being a tyranny, but the people did not like this
Maeandrius realised he was about to lose all power and privilege, so he decided to imprison all of his citizens, but then he fell ill and his brother took over, who decided to kill all the prisoners
so when the Persians came to Samos, no one opposed them, and the Persians settled themselves onto seats facing the acropolis
Maeandrius had a deranged brother who taunted him into opposing the persians, so that they could fight, and Samos and its citizens would be beaten and worth nothing. That way, he would be personally losing less than merely handing it over unscathed
Mercenaries attacked the Persians, but persian reinforcement came and cooped up the mercenaries on the acropolis
Otanes, the commander in chief, ordered his troops to slaughter everyone, 'the island was emptied of people'
120-128, Oroetes
The governor of Sardis, who wanted to kill polycrates although he had never met
all because a man called Mirtobates taunted him into killing him, toxic masculinity
Some suggest that Oroetes had once sent a herald to Polycrates who refused to speak to him, so this may also have been the cause of his vendetta
Oroetes tricked Polycrates by sending him a missive which suggested that O was about to be killed by Cambyses, and if P helped him flee he would give him lots of money
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Polycrates sent someone to go and look at Oroetes wealth, which was actually just chests filled with stones but covered in a dusting of gold, but Polycrates' man believed it
Polycrates decided to go to Sardis, despite several people, including his daughter, warning him against it
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