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Hiero II of Syracuse

308 BC - 215 BC

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Hiero II (; also Hieron ; Ancient Greek: Ἱέρων; c. 308 BC – 215 BC) was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Greek Sicily, from 275 to 215 BC, and the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. He was a former general of Pyrrhus of Epirus and an important figure of the First Punic War. He figures in the story of famed thinker Archimedes shouting "Eureka". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiero II of Syracuse is the 1,756th most popular politician (down from 1,529th in 2019), the 655th most popular biography from Italy (down from 584th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Italian Politician.

Hiero II of Syracuse is most famous for his victory over the Carthaginian forces in the Battle of Himera.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 1,756 out of 19,576. Before him are Halford Mackinder, Conradin, Alcide De Gasperi, Anna Jagiellon, Inge I of Norway, and Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. After him are An Lushan, Giorgia Meloni, Isaac I Komnenos, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Choi Kyu-hah, and Porfirio Díaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 308 BC, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy II Philadelphus.  Among people deceased in 215 BC, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Apollonius of Rhodes. After him are Samprati, and Lucius Postumius Albinus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 655 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Leo VIII (900), Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610), Franco Nero (1941), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Alcide De Gasperi (1881), and Filippo Inzaghi (1973). After him are Giorgia Meloni (1977), Catherine Cornaro (1454), Leonardo Bruni (1370), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), Benedetto Croce (1866), and Raffaella Carrà (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 118. Before him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248), Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479), Giulio Andreotti (1919), Queen Paola of Belgium (1937), Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610), and Alcide De Gasperi (1881). After him are Giorgia Meloni (1977), Catherine Cornaro (1454), Berengar I of Italy (850), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Henry of Germany (1211), and Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701).

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