Dionysius II of Syracuse

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Dionysius II of Syracuse was a 4th-century BC tyrant of Syracuse whose troubled and often ineffectual rule contrasted with that of his powerful father and led to political instability and eventual exile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century BC ruler
ancient Greek person
ruler
tyrant
associatedWith Dion of Syracuse
Plato
birthPlace Sicily
Syracuse
causeOfDownfall internal political opposition
military defeat by Timoleon
citizenship Syracuse
conflict Punic Sicily
surface form: conflict with Carthage

struggles with Syracusan aristocracy
country Syracuse
deathPlace Corinth
Greece
education influenced by Platonic philosophy
endTime 344 BC
357 BC
father Dionysius I of Syracuse
governmentForm tyranny
historicalReputation dependent on advisers
weak ruler
historicalSource Diodorus Siculus
Plutarch
house Dionysian dynasty
knownFor eventual exile from Syracuse
ineffectual rule compared to Dionysius I
political instability in Syracuse
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
lost control of Syracuse twice
name Dionysius II of Syracuse self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dionysios II of Syracuse

Dionysius II of Syracuse self-link
notableEvent exile in Corinth
final expulsion by Timoleon
first deposition in 357 BC
restoration to power in 346 BC
positionHeld ruler of Syracuse
tyrant of Syracuse
powerBase Syracuse ONNED1
predecessor Dionysius I of Syracuse
regionRuled eastern Sicily
reign 346 BC–344 BC
367 BC–357 BC
religion ancient Greek religion
startTime 367 BC
successor Timoleon of Corinth
surface form: Timoleon
timePeriod 4th century BC

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Dionysius I of Syracuse child Dionysius II of Syracuse
Dionysius I of Syracuse successor Dionysius II of Syracuse
Syracuse, Sicily governedBy Dionysius II of Syracuse
this entity surface form: Tyrant Dionysius II of Syracuse
Syracuse wasHomeOf Dionysius II of Syracuse
this entity surface form: Tyrant Dionysius II of Syracuse
Life of Dion hasCharacter Dionysius II of Syracuse
Syracusans notableRuler Dionysius II of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse relative Dionysius II of Syracuse
Dionysius II of Syracuse name Dionysius II of Syracuse self-link
Dionysius II of Syracuse name Dionysius II of Syracuse self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dionysios II of Syracuse