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- Dion (408-354 BC), tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, was the son of Hipparinus, and brother-in-law of Dionysius I of Syracuse. In his youth, he was an...
- Corax ("Korax"), along with Tisias, was one of the founders of Greek rhetoric, or sophism. It has sometimes been asserted that they are merely...
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- Achaeus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek tragedian native of Syracuse. The "Suda" ascribes to him 10 plays, while the Pseudo-Eudocia 14. He may be...
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- Calippus was a tyrant of Syracuse who ruled briefly for thirteen months from 354 to 352 BC. He was a native Athenian, who traveled with Dion to...
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- Thrasybulus was a short-lasting tyrant who ruled Syracuse for eleven months during 466 and 465 BC. He was the brother of the the previous tyrant...
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- Hieron II, king of Syracuse from 270 to 215 BC, was the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. He was a...
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- Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse, conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence in...
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- Dionysius the Younger or Dionysius II ruled Syracuse, Sicily from 367 BC to 357 BC and again from 346 BC to 344 BC. He was the son of Dionysius the...
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- Hiero I was the brother of Gelo and tyrant of Syracuse from 478 to 467 BC. In succeeding Gelo, he conspired against a third brother Polyzelos....
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- Leptines (Greek:) was a military leader from Syracuse, Sicily, active during his brother Dionysius the Elder's wars.
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