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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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Brazen bull

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torture with the name of the tyrant Phalaris. Juvenal, in his eighth Satire, lines 81–82, also refers to Phalaris and his bull. The head of the bull was...

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Phalaris minor

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2014-10-17. Phalaris minor. IDAO. Retz. "New South Wales Flora Online: Phalaris minor". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. "Phalaris minor...

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Phalaris caroliniana

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Profile: Phalaris caroliniana "Phalaris caroliniana". www.calflora.org. Calflora. Retrieved 1 October 2019. Roberts, Katherine M. "Phalaris caroliniana"...

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Phalaris brachystachys, the confused canary-grass or shortspike canarygrass, is an annual grass with growth habits and cultural requirements similar to...

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Canary grass

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commercially in several parts of the world for birdseed. Phalaris canariensis resembles Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass), a perennial forage crop...

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Synpalamides phalaris

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Synpalamides phalaris is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is commonly known from southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, but has also been recorded from...

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Phalaris paradoxa is a species of grass in genus Phalaris. Common names include awned canary-grass and hood canarygrass. The spikelets are very different...

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Lanka, the Andaman Islands and northern Thailand. Clanis phalaris phalaris Clanis phalaris cottoni Kitching & Haxaire, 2004 (Thailand) "CATE Creating...

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List of methods of torture

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of execution to Phalaris, the tyrant of Akraga. Phalaris liked the idea of the Brazen Bull, and so it was made. Once finished, Phalaris ordered it to be...

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Phalaris angusta

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Phalaris angusta is a species of grass known by the common names timothy canarygrass and narrow canarygrass. It is native to the Americas, where it is...

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Phalaris coerulescens

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Phalaris coerulescens, the sunolgrass, is a plant in the family Poaceae. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phalaris coerulescens. Wikispecies has...

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Ambulyx phalaris

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Ambulyx phalaris is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae...

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Queen Victoria

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Honours awarded to Princes of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha], Pro Phalaris (in Portuguese), vol. 9–10, p. 6, archived from the original on 25 November...

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Richard Bentley

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Epistles of Phalaris, published in 1699, proved that the letters in question, supposedly written in the 6th century BCE by the Sicilian tyrant Phalaris, were...

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Abaris the Hyperborean

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climactic scene alongside Pythagoras at the court of the Sicilian tyrant Phalaris. The two sages discuss divine matters, and urge the obstinate tyrant towards...

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Phalaris truncata

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(license statement/permission). Text taken from Phalaris truncata​, . Encyclopedia of Life. "Phalaris truncata Guss. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org...

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Dir En Grey

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2021, they released their 32nd single, "Oboro". Their 11th studio album, Phalaris, was released on June 15, 2022. For the 25th anniversary of their singles...

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lioneli Fruhstorfer, 1906 Terinos lioneli Fruhstorfer, 1906 Terinos falcata Fruhstorfer, 1898 Terinos fulminans Butler, 1869 Terinos phalaris Weymer, 1887...

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Edward VII

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Honours awarded to Princes of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]. Pro Phalaris (in Portuguese). 9–10: 9. Retrieved 28 November 2019. "Rother Adler-orden"...

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