Oroetus
Sign in to savethumb|Oroetus attending the crucifixion of Polycrates (17th century painting, by [[Salvator Rosa).]]
Person
- Born
- 0600-01-01
- Died
- 0560-00-00
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 600 BCE
- Died
- 560 BCE
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Article
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thumb|Oroetus attending the crucifixion of Polycrates (17th century painting, by [[Salvator Rosa).]]
Oroetus, or Oroetes (Old Iranian: Arvita, Ancient Greek: Ὀροίτης), was a Persian Satrap of Lydia (c. 530-520 BC), during the reigns of Cyrus the Great, Cambyses and Darius the Great, succeeding Harpagus, and being followed by Bagaeus. He is described by Herodotus in the third book of his Histories, where he achieved notoriety for the death of Polycrates, tyrant of Samos: