Dinomenes the Syracusan

Also known as: Dinomenes · Family: Syracuse · Role: assassin · First appears: Book 6 · Chapter 12

Life events

• Dinomenes assassinated Hiero because of his hatred of tyranny.(Book 6 · Chapter 12 · 📍 Syracuse)
  • With: Hiero the son of Hierocles
  • “He was assassinated by Dinomenes, a Syracusan who had an especial hatred to tyranny”
• After Dinomenes attacked Hippocrates, guards came and cut Dinomenes to pieces.(Book 6 · Chapter 12 · 📍 Syracuse)
  • With: Hippocrates
  • “who afterwards endeavoured to kill Hippocrates the brother of Epicydes, who had just come to Syracuse from Erbessus and was endeavouring to talk over the people. But he defended himself, and some of his guards came up and cut Dinomenes to pieces.”

Book 6 · Chapter 12

• with Hiero the son of Hierocles (assassin and victim) “He was assassinated by Dinomenes, a Syracusan who had an especial hatred to tyranny”
• with Hippocrates (attempted to kill) “who afterwards endeavoured to kill Hippocrates the brother of Epicydes”

Also listed in Syracuse — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.