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Oroetus
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Oroetus

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thumb|Oroetus attending the crucifixion of Polycrates (17th century painting, by [[Salvator Rosa).]]

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Occupation
governor
Position held
satrap
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date of birth
0600-01-01
date of death
0560-00-00
different from
Oret
significant place
Persis

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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:

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