Dionysius the First

Family: Syracusan · Role: tyrant · First appears: Dion

At the beginning of his tyranny, Philistus was a great instrument in establishing it. His father, Dionysius, feared that he might come to understand himself better, while Leptines was his brother; neither his brother nor his son was allowed into his apartment.

When he was reestablished and confirmed in his supremacy, he “married two wives together,” Doris of Locri and Aristomache of Sicily. He had three children by Doris and four by Aristomache, including Sophrosyne and Arete. Dion, Aristomache’s brother, was first received honorably for her sake, then gained a nearer place in his brother-in-law’s affection through his own worth and abilities. Marsyas, a captain whom he had given a considerable command, was both his subordinate and later slain by him.

Relationship record

Dion

married with Doris “Dionysius, when he was reestablished and confirmed in his supremacy, married two wives together, one named Doris, of Locri”
married with Aristomache “Dionysius, when he was reestablished and confirmed in his supremacy, married two wives together, one named Doris, of Locri, the other, Aristomache, a native of Sicily”
child: Dionysius “Dionysius, in his own nature, was not one of the worst kind of tyrants, but his father, fearing that if he should come to understand himself better”
siblings with Leptines “Neither were his brother or his son allowed to come into his apartment”
servant: Marsyas “He slew Marsyas, one of his captains whom he had preferred to a considerable command”
child: Sophrosyne “Dionysius had three children by Doris, and by Aristomache four, two of which were daughters, Sophrosyne and Arete.”
child: Arete “Dionysius had three children by Doris, and by Aristomache four, two of which were daughters, Sophrosyne and Arete.”
protégé: Dion “Dion, Aristomache's brother, at first found an honorable reception for his sister's sake; but his own worth and parts soon procured him a nearer place in his brother-in-law's affection”
protégé: Marsyas “He slew Marsyas, one of his captains whom he had preferred to a considerable command”
patron: Philistus “Philistus from the beginning had been a great instrument in establishing the tyranny”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.