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Hieronymus of Syracuse

231 BC - 214 BC

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Hieronymus (Greek: Ἱερώνυμος; 231–214 BC) was a tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He succeeded his grandfather, Hiero II, in 215 BC. He was at this time only fifteen years old, and he ascended the throne at a crisis full of peril, for the Battle of Cannae had given a shock to the power of the Roman Republic, the influence of which had been felt in Sicily; and though it had not shaken the fidelity of the aged Hiero, yet a large party at Syracuse was already disposed to abandon the alliance of Rome for that of Carthage. The young prince had already given indications of weakness, if not depravity of disposition, which had alarmed his grandfather, and caused him to confide the guardianship of Hieronymus to a council of fifteen persons, among whom were his two sons-in-law, Andranodorus and Zoippus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hieronymus of Syracuse is the 13,892nd most popular politician (down from 13,049th in 2024), the 3,389th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,257th in 2019) and the 817th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hieronymus of Syracuse ranks 13,892 out of 19,576. Before him are Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, Aram Shah, Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou, Yaakov Neeman, and King Yuan of Zhou. After him are Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Thérèse Coffey, Jan Šrámek, Emiliano Figueroa, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, and Jeane Kirkpatrick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 231 BC, Hieronymus of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Han Xin.  Among people deceased in 214 BC, Hieronymus of Syracuse ranks 3. Before him are Emperor Kōrei, and Demetrius of Pharos.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Hieronymus of Syracuse ranks 3,390 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni II Participazio (900), Francesco Tamagno (1850), Elisabetta Dami (1958), Pierluigi Pizzaballa (1939), Rino Gaetano (1950), and Annibale Frossi (1911). After him are Domenico Morelli (1826), Alessandro Safina (1963), Piero Pasinati (1910), Honorius of Canterbury (550), Ennio de Concini (1923), and Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna (1850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Hieronymus of Syracuse ranks 817. Before him are Bertuccio Valier (1596), Raffaella Petrini (1969), Pietro Participazio (939), Domenico Morosini (1080), Manius Aquillius (-101), and Giovanni II Participazio (900). After him are Domenico II Contarini (1585), Giovanni Pesaro (1589), Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany (820), Giovanni I Cornaro (1551), Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (1969), and Jacopo Contarini (1194).

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