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(n ´s s, n sh´ s) (KEY) , d. 413 B.C., Athenian political leader and general. After Pericles’ death he emerged as the primary rival of Cleon and...
(h ´ r ) (KEY) , 5th cent. B.C., Greek Sicilian ruler, tyrant of Syracuse (478–467 B.C.). He succeeded his brother Gelon. A noted patron of literat...
(j ´l n) (KEY) , d. 478 B.C., Greek Sicilian ruler. As tyrant of Gela, his native city, he interfered in the struggle for power in Syracuse (485 B.C....
( v g´ r s) (KEY) , d. c.374 B.C., despot of Cyprus. Exiled in his youth, he returned (411 B.C.) and made good his claim as ruler of Salamis. By 410 ...
(d ´ n) (KEY) , 409?–354? B.C., Sicilian Greek political leader, brother-in-law of Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse. He became interested in...
fl. 368–344 B.C., tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the Elder. He ended the war with Carthage and enlisted the support of the professional army. ...