Dionysius I of Syracuse
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dionysius I of Syracuse canonical | 18 |
| Dionysius | 2 |
| Tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse | 2 |
| Dionysios I of Syracuse | 1 |
| strategos autokrator of Syracuse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T698164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dionysius I of Syracuse Context triple: [Aristippus, associatedWith, Dionysius I of Syracuse]
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Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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B.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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C.
Battus I of Cyrene
Battus I of Cyrene was the first king of Cyrene and the founder of the Battiad dynasty in ancient Greek Libya.
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D.
Cimon
Cimon was a prominent 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and general who played a key role in expanding Athenian power during the early years of the Delian League.
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E.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dionysius I of Syracuse Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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B.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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C.
Battus I of Cyrene
Battus I of Cyrene was the first king of Cyrene and the founder of the Battiad dynasty in ancient Greek Libya.
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D.
Cimon
Cimon was a prominent 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and general who played a key role in expanding Athenian power during the early years of the Delian League.
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E.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sicilian Greek
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ancient Greek person ⓘ monarch of Syracuse ⓘ ruler ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| activeIn |
4th century BCE
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late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Magna Graecia
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ Western Greek world ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Magna Graecia
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Sicily ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ |
| child | Dionysius II of Syracuse ⓘ |
| conflict |
Carthage
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Greco-Punic wars ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian–Greek wars
Greco-Punic wars ⓘ
surface form:
Sicilian Wars
|
| country | Syracuse ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| deathDate | 367 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Syracuse ⓘ |
| endTime | 367 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dorian Greek ⓘ |
| influenced | power balance in the central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| knownFor |
autocratic rule
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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 |
Dionysius I of Syracuse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dionysios I of Syracuse
Dionysius I of Syracuse self-link ⓘ Dionysius the Elder ⓘ |
| notableWork |
building of a large fleet for Syracuse
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colonization efforts in the Adriatic ⓘ construction of the Dionysian Walls of Syracuse ⓘ fortification of the Epipolae plateau ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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poet ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ruler of Syracuse
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tyrant of Syracuse ⓘ |
| predecessor | Democracy of Syracuse ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Aristomache of Syracuse
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Doris of Locris ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 405 BCE ⓘ |
| successor | Dionysius II of Syracuse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Dionysius I of Syracuse Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dionysius
this entity surface form:
Dionysius
this entity surface form:
Dionysios I of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
Tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
Tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
strategos autokrator of Syracuse