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