biography
| name: |
Dionysius the Elder
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pronunciation:
[diyoniysius]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.431–367 BC)
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| biography:
| Tyrant of Syracuse (405–367 BC) and ruler of half of Sicily, whose influence extended over most of S Italy. His reign was dominated by intermittent warfare with the Carthaginians, his chief rivals for power in Sicily. A patron of the arts, he invited Plato to his court, and even won a prize himself for tragedy at one of the great Athenian dramatic festivals. |
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