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The brother of the notorious tyrant of the island of Samos, Polykrates (Polycrates).
When Polykrates took control of Samos in 532 BCE, Syloson was given control of one third of the island; his other brother, Pantagnotus, also had one third of the island; Polykrates soon had Pantagnotus killed and Syloson banished.
When the Persian king, Darius, invaded Samos after the death of Polykrates and placed Syloson in command of the island as one of his satraps; the subjugation of Samos went smoothly at first but when the islanders rose up in armed resistance to the Persian invaders, the Persians killed almost everyone on the island.
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