The History of Samos: Pythagoras, Polycrates and the Aegean
Samos holds one of the richest histories in the Aegean, out of all proportion to its size. The green, mountainous island off the coast of Asia Minor was settled from prehistory and grew into a leading Ionian city-state. Under the tyrant Polycrates it reached a golden age. Its fleet ruled the eastern Aegean, and its … Read more