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Dionysius

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Di·o·ny·si·us  (d--nsh-s, -nshs, -ns-s) Known as "the Elder." 430?-367 b.c.
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.
Dionysius [ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs]
n
(Biographies / Dionysius (?430 bc-367 bc) M, Syracusan, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) called the Elder. ?430-367 bc, tyrant of Syracuse (405-367), noted for his successful campaigns against Carthage and S Italy
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Noun1.DionysiusDionysius - the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Dionysius the Elder
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Dionysius [ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs] N → Dionisio


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Polygnotus depicted men as nobler than they are, Pauson as less noble, Dionysius drew them true to life.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
When Dionysius heard this he permitted him to take his money with him, but forbid him to continue any longer in Sicily, as being one who contrived means for getting money inconsistent with his affairs.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
For I have always borne that laudable partiality to my own country, which Dionysius Halicarnassensis, with so much justice, recommends to an historian: I would hide the frailties and deformities of my political mother, and place her virtues and beauties in the most advantageous light.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
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