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Phalaris

tyrant of Agrigentum
Person human Q452265
Phalaris
Pierre Woeiriot · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Phalaris

Summary

Phalaris is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 700 BC[2]. He died on January 1, 600 BC[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

Key Facts

  • Phalaris was born on January 1, 700 BC[2].
  • Phalaris died on January 1, 600 BC[3].
  • Phalaris worked as a politician[4].
  • Phalaris is recorded as male[6].
  • Phalaris's instance of is recorded as human[7].
  • Phalaris's Commons category is recorded as Bronze Bull[8].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[9].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[10].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Phalaris's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Phalaris's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[17].
  • Phalaris's different from is recorded as Pseudo-Phalaris[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Phalaris was born on January 1, 700 BC[2].

Career and Affiliations

Phalaris worked as a politician[4].

Death and Burial

Phalaris died on January 1, 600 BC[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Phalaris include brazen bull[19], a torture instrument[20].

Why It Matters

Phalaris has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for him include brazen bull[19], a torture instrument[20].

FAQs

What did Phalaris do for work?

Phalaris worked as politician[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 387378
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 387378, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  2. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Bronze Bull
    Image → Pierre Woeiriot Phalaris.jpg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35339|batch #35339]]: add P1810 to P8034"
  3. 5w ago · AbelDionis · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Bronze Bull
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P373]]: Bronze Bull"
  4. 7w ago · Digitalphilologist · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lagl author id → urn:cts:greekLit:lagl0790
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12869]]: urn:cts:greekLit:lagl0790, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778940118425"
  5. 8w ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place → Q3607380
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Ancient Greek
    Sex or gender → male
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7153]]: [[Q3607380]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778423652304"
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