Polycrates' Ring: The Tragedy of a Tyrant | A Tale from Ancient Greece

Описание: Polycrates, tyrant of Samos: a victim of success Polycrates (r. 540s - 522 BC) rules the Greek island of Samos, feared for his might as much as he is admired for his many achievements. Polycrates' name is synonymous with success...but too much worldly fortune risks the envy of the gods. The ancient legend of Polycrates' ring weaves a tale of the mysterious ways of fate, and the tragic fall of a man at the height of mortal glory.

A story from ancient Greece, based on Herodotus' Histories (3.39-43, 122-26), featuring: Polycrates, tyrant of Samos; Amasis/Ahmose II, pharaoh of Egypt; Oroetes, Persian satrap of Lydia

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CREDITS
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft, 2018)
Music by Humans Win (www.storyblocks.com)

Thumbnail Images:
Funerary stele for a Greek soldier, c. 330 BC (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek; Wikimedia Commons)
Gold finger ring (British Museum; Openverse)
Background: view from Samos (Openverse)


Logo Materials:
Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...)
Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-s...)
Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-tool...)

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