Dionysius

(-nis̸həs, -nisē əs, -nīsē əs)

  1. noun

    430?-367 ; Gr. tyrant of ancient Syracuse (405-367): called the Elder
  2. 395?-340? ; Gr. tyrant of Syracuse (367-356; 347-343): son of Dionysius the Elder: called the Younger

See Dionysius in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Tyrant of Syracuse (405-367) noted for his campaigns against the Carthaginians in Sicily. His son Dionysius (395?-343?), known as “the Younger,” succeeded him as tyrant in 367 and was exiled in 343 for his despotic rule.
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