Dionysius I of Syracuse

E92079

Sicilian Greek ancient Greek person monarch of Syracuse ruler tyrant

Dionysius I of Syracuse was a powerful 4th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military campaigns against Carthage and his transformation of the city into a major Mediterranean power.

Aliases (2)

Dionysius ×2
Dionysios I of Syracuse ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sicilian Greek → ancient Greek person → monarch of Syracuse → ruler → tyrant →
activeIn	4th century BCE → late 5th century BCE →
associatedWith	Magna Graecia → Sicily → Western Greek world →
birthPlace	Magna Graecia → Sicily → Syracuse NERFINISHED →
child	Dionysius II of Syracuse →
conflict	Carthage → Carthaginian–Greek wars → Sicilian Wars →
country	Syracuse NERFINISHED →
culture	Greek →
deathDate	367 BCE →
deathPlace	Syracuse NERFINISHED →
endTime	367 BCE →
era	Classical Greece →
ethnicGroup	Dorian Greek →
influenced	power balance in the central Mediterranean →
knownFor	autocratic rule → fortification of Syracuse → military campaigns against Carthage → naval expansion → transforming Syracuse into a major Mediterranean power → use of mercenary troops →
language	Ancient Greek →
militaryRank	general →
name	Dionysios I of Syracuse → Dionysius I of Syracuse → Dionysius the Elder →
notableWork	building of a large fleet for Syracuse → colonization efforts in the Adriatic → construction of the Dionysian Walls of Syracuse → fortification of the Epipolae plateau →
occupation	military leader → poet → politician →
positionHeld	ruler of Syracuse → tyrant of Syracuse →
predecessor	Democracy of Syracuse →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
spouse	Aristomache of Syracuse → Doris of Locris →
startTime	c. 405 BCE →
successor	Dionysius II of Syracuse →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Motya → Naxos (Sicily) → Rhegion →	destroyedBy
Dionysius I of Syracuse → Dionysius I of Syracuse ("Dionysios I of Syracuse") →	name
Aristippus →	associatedWith
Rhegion →	conqueredBy
Denis ("Dionysius") →	derivedFrom
Denis ("Dionysius") →	etymologicalRoot
Gela →	laterRebuiltBy
Naxos (Sicily) →	populationDeportedBy