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Phalaris

For the genus of grass, see Phalaris (plant). For the Thoroughbred racehorse, see Phalaris (horse). For the Dir En Grey album, see Phalaris (album).
Phalaris
Tyrantc. 570–554 BC
Died554 BC
Agrigento, Magna Graecia, Italy
ReligionAncient Greek
Renaissance copperplate engraving depicting Phalaris condemning the sculptor Perilaus to the Bronze Bull

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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