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Born c.540 BCE
Died 478 BCE
Title / Office tyrant (491BC-485BC), Gela • tyrant (485BC-478BC), Syracuse
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Paolo Orsi
Italian archaeologist
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Dionysius I
ruler of Syracuse
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Hieron II
tyrant and king of Syracuse
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Hermocrates
Syracusan diplomat
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Hieron I
tyrant of Syracuse
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Dionysius II
ruler of Syracuse
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Dion
ruler of Syracuse
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Agathocles
tyrant of Syracuse