Dionysius
Family: Syracusans · Role: tyrant · First appears: Book 2, section 2, part 2/2
During the middle months of the year, Dionysius, son of Hermocrates, acceded to the tyranny of Syracuse. Later, triremes sent by Dionysius were expected to relieve the Lacedaemonians, and Cissidas announced that the period for his stay abroad had elapsed.
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Life events
- Dionysius acceded to the tyranny of Syracuse.(Book 2, section 2, part 2/2 · 📍 Syracuse)
- “during its middle months took place the accession of Dionysius, the son of Hermocrates the Syracusan, to the tyranny of Syracuse”
Book 2, section 2, part 2/2
- parent: Hermocrates (father of Dionysius) “the accession of Dionysius, the son of Hermocrates the Syracusan, to the tyranny of Syracuse”
Book 6, section 2, part 2/2
- with Iphicrates (Dionysius sent triremes expected to relieve Iphicrates's opponents.) “There the first news he heard was that the triremes sent by Dionysius were expected to relieve the Lacedaemonians.”
Book 7, section 1, part 3/4
- with Cissidas (Cissidas was in charge of Dionysius's reinforcement.) “Cissidas, the officer in charge of the reinforcement from Dionysius, made the announcement that the period for his stay abroad had elapsed”
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Extracted from the original text of Hellenica. Made with Rho MD.