Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, active 6th century B.C.
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Sources of Information
- Bentley, R. A dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris, Themistocles, Socrates, Euripides and others, 1697.
- Seyffert, O. A dict. of classical antiq., 1961(Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, d. 549 B.C.)
- Oxford dict. of classical lit., 1957(Phalaris, tyrant of Acragas in Sicily; d. probably 1st half of 6th cent. B.C.)
- Enc. Brit., 1980(Phalaris, d. ca. 554 B.C.; tyrant of Acragas (modern Agrigento, Sicily))
- InU/Wing STC files(usage: Falari; Phalaride)
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Wikipedia description:
Phalaris (Greek: Φάλαρις) was the tyrant of Akragas (now Agrigento) in Sicily in Magna Graecia, from approximately 570 to 554 BC.
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