King Gelon II of Syracuse
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King Gelon II of Syracuse was a 3rd-century BC ruler of the Sicilian city-state of Syracuse, known as a patron of learning and the dedicatee of Archimedes’ work *The Sand Reckoner*.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gelon II of Syracuse | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWithWorkBy | Archimedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| dedicateeOf | The Sand Reckoner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek people ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
politics
ⓘ
royal court patronage ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governed | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociate | Archimedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a patron of learning
ⓘ
being dedicatee of Archimedes’ The Sand Reckoner ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| name |
Gelon II of Syracuse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Gelon II of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigureIn |
history of mathematics
ⓘ
history of science ⓘ |
| notableWorkDedicatedToHim | The Sand Reckoner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Syracuse ⓘ |
| patronOf |
learning
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ science ⓘ |
| patronOfPerson | Archimedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Syracuse ⓘ |
| realm | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarch | city-state ruler ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Gelon II of Syracuse