He accumulated untold wealth through trade and piracy, funding an extensive construction program and a court which attracted such luminaries as Aesop, the storyteller, and Pythagoras, the mathematician (a local Samian, who later fled the island to escape Polycrates's cruelty).
His wealth led to many wondrous experiences and ill-conceived ventures.
mnli hypothesis: His wealth led to many wondrous experiences and ill-conceived ventures. premise: He accumulated untold wealth through trade and piracy, funding an extensive construction program and a court which attracted such luminaries as Aesop, the storyteller, and Pythagoras, the mathematician (a local Samian, who later fled the island to escape Polycrates's cruelty).