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Dionysius I of Syracuse

430 BC - 366 BC

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Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c. 432 – 367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence in Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the Western Greek colonies. He was regarded by the ancients as the worst kind of despot: cruel, suspicious, and vindictive. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dionysius I of Syracuse is the 1,621st most popular politician (down from 1,373rd in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from Italy (down from 548th in 2019) and the 105th most popular Italian Politician.

Dionysius I of Syracuse is most famous for his tyrannical rule and his military conquests.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 1,621 out of 19,576. Before him are Pauline Bonaparte, Liz Truss, Pachacuti, Charles XI of Sweden, Yang Guifei, and Francis, Duke of Guise. After him are Reuven Rivlin, Pepin the Hunchback, Moshe Katsav, Emperor Kōkaku, Horst Köhler, and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430 BC, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Xenophon. After him are Cynisca, Aeschines of Sphettus, and Philistus. Among people deceased in 366 BC, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 1. After him is Eurydice I of Macedon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 615 out of 5,161. Before him are Fausto Cercignani (1941), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Pinturicchio (1454), Luca Signorelli (1450), Hippasus (-600), and Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729). After him are Julia the Elder (-39), Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Theano (-600), and Gianni Rodari (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 105. Before him are Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749), Lucilla (150), Servilia (-104), Nero Julius Caesar (6), and Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545). After him are Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), Philip of Swabia (1177), Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810), Pupienus (170), and Pescennius Niger (135).

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