Dionysius of Syracuse information

Dionysius of Syracuse may refer to: Dionysius I of Syracuse, tyrant of Syracuse from 405 BC to 367 BC.; father of Dionysius II Dionysius II of Syracuse...

Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c. 432 – 367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy...

Dionysius the Younger (Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Νεώτερος, c. 397 BC – 343 BC), or Dionysius II, was a Greek politician who ruled Syracuse, Sicily from 367 BC...

Ear of Dionysius (Italian: Orecchio di Dionisio) is a limestone cave carved out of the Temenites hill in the city of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily...

tyrant of Syracuse in Magna Graecia, was the son of Hipparinus, and brother-in-law of Dionysius I of Syracuse. A disciple of Plato, he became Dionysius I's...

up Dionysius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The name Dionysius (/daɪəˈniːʒəs, -ˈnɪʒ-, -ˈnɪziəs, -ˈniːziəs/; Greek: Διονύσιος Dionysios, "of Dionysus";...

the trial of Socrates. Plato tells of his first visit to Syracuse, where he befriended Dion during the reign of Dionysius the Elder. Dionysius the Elder...

to which Syracuse was a democracy in the same sense as Athens during this period is debated. Dionysius the Elder (405 BCE–367 BCE) Dionysius the Younger...

range of the weapon. The earliest form of the ballista is thought to have been developed for Dionysius of Syracuse, c. 400 BC. The Greek ballista was a...

positions of power. Damocles was a courtier in the court of Dionysius I of Syracuse, a ruler of Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia, during the classical Greek era...

married the daughter of Dionysius' brother Leptines. Dionysius feared that Leptines and Philistus would use the marriage as the basis of an alliance against...

ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dionysius I of Syracuse. Pythias requests of Dionysius to be...

Comedy playwright Dionysius of Syracuse – tyrant of Syracuse Dionysius II – tyrant of Syracuse Dionysius of Thebes – poet Dionysius Trax or Thrax – grammarian...

Dionysius I may refer to: Dionysius I of Syracuse (ca. 432–367 BC), Greek tyrant of Syracuse Dionysius I (Syriac Patriarch), or Dionysius Telmaharensis...

BCE, although he is said to have lived for a time in the court of Dionysius of Syracuse. It is uncertain precisely which doctrines ascribed to the Cyrenaic...

Dionysius II may refer to: Dionysius II of Syracuse (c. 397 BC – 343 BC), tyrant of Syracuse Patriarch Dionysius II of Antioch, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch...

Carthage 398 Dionysius sieges Segesta and Entella 398 Mainland territory of Motya is occupied by Dionysius 397 Motya is destroyed by Dionysius and the Carthaginians...

refers to the arrival of Dionysius at Syracuse in 406 BC as the people were exiting the theatre. Plutarch recounts the escape of an angry bull during a...

smooth-walled galleries in the form of caves, such as the Ear of Dionysius in Syracuse, also exist. The Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur, India. The Golghar Granary...

Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia (Latin: Sancta Lucia) (and better known as Saint Lucy) was a Roman Christian martyr who died during...

into Syracuse with 800 mercenaries and took control of the city, disposing of the previous tyrant, Dion’s nephew Dionysius II. In exile, Dionysius bribed...

half of the 4th century BC, probably after the fall of Dionysius of Syracuse in 367 BC. Caeria: Illyrian queen who ruled to 344/343BC. List of ancient...