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List of the Tyrants of Syracuse

The names of the tyrants of ancient Syracuse, Sicily

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  • 491 - 478 Gelon I (tyrant of Gela 491; captured Syracuse in 485)
  • 478 - 466 Hiero I (brother)
  • 466 - 465 Thrasybulus (brother; deposed)
  • 405 - 367 Dionysius I
  • 367 - 357 Dionysius II (son; deposed)
  • 357 - 354 Dion (son-in-law of Dionysius I )
  • 354 - 353 Callippus (deposed, died 351)
  • 353 - 351 Hipparinus (son of Dionysius I)
  • 351 - 347 Nysaeus (brother; deposed)
  • 347 - 344 Dionysius II (restored; deposed)
  • 344 - 337 Timoleon (abdicated)
  • 317 - 305 Agathocles (became king in 305/4; d. 289)
  • 288 - 278 Hicetas (defeated by Carthage)
  • c. 275 - 265 Hieron II (made king; d. 216)

Sources:

  • "Syracuse, Kingdom of" Dynasties of the World. John E. Morby. Oxford University Press (OUP), 2002.
  • Arthur Geoffrey Woodhead, Roger J. A. Wilson, "Syracuse" The Oxford Classical Dictionary. © OUP 1949, 1970, 1996, 2005.
  • Brian M. Caven "Hieron (2) II" The Oxford Classical Dictionary. © OUP 1949, 1970, 1996, 2005.

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