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Dionysius
(redirected from Dionysius the Younger)

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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.
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Noun1.DionysiusDionysius - the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Dionysius the Elder


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