biography
| name: |
Dionysius the Younger
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pronunciation:
[diyoniysius]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.397–? BC)
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| biography:
| Tyrant of Syracuse (367–357/6 BC, 347/6–344 BC), the son and successor of Dionysius the Elder. Groomed by Plato as a potential philosopher-king, he turned out to be a rake and an oppressor. Twice overthrown, he ended his days in exile at Corinth. |
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