Dionysius I, of Syracuse (c.432-367 BC)

Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c.432-367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, in Sicily. He conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence in Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the Western Greek colonies. He was regarded by the ancients as an example of the worst kind of despot-cruel, suspicious and vindictive. [ 1 ]

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Founder of ancient Greek colony of Issa (today island and town Vis in Croatia)

• Early life of Dionysius the Elder
• Mercenaries and autocracy
• Conquests
• Death
• Intellectual tastes
• Historical significance and legacy
• Walls of Syracuse
• Fictional references
• Notes

Further reading

• "Tyrant" a novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, ISBN 0-330-42654-0
• Lionel J. Sanders: Dionysius I of Syracuse and Greek Tyranny. Croom Helm, London 1987, ISBN 0-7099-5403-4
• Lionel J. Sanders: Dionisio I di Siracusa e la tirannide greca. Translation of Alessandro Michelucci, EOTI, Sutri 2015, ISBN 978-88-98430-01-7
• Karl Friedrich Stroheker: Dionysios I. Gestalt und Geschichte des Tyrannen von Syrakus. Franz Steiner, Wiesbaden 1958
• Karl Friedrich Stroheker: Dionisio I. Immagine e storia del tiranno di Siracusa. Translation of Alessandro Michelucci, EOTI, Sutri 2014, ISBN 978-88-98430-00-0
• The book: An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Part I, Vol VI, Chap. XXII, Sect. The History of Sicily, p. 317, The History of Syracus, p. 337

Note:

Assumption

• Dionysius's relationship with Kali is not exactly known, it is possible that Kali may have been his son or cousin (?). But this has not been recorded by the World history, historians and historical literature, because there is no possible vital and physical evidence (proofs) and written traces from this historical time period. The only current fact goes in favor, of the fact that Kali (Kalij, Kalija) was from the same Greek tribe as Dionysius, and based on this possible a direction to find the exact their relationship, if any, existed between them.
• Based at the facts that Dionysius was participated in the battle [*], which was happened 384 BCE at Adriatic sea, in the canal between of island of Hvar (lat. Pharus, Pharos, anc. gr. Φάρος) and island of Vis (lat. Issa, ancient gr. Ἴσσα); Dionysius and Kali somehow they were connected as relatives or relatives of their families (?).

[*] 384 BCE, The event of the 1st naval battle, recorded at croatian part of Adriatic sea.

See also:

• List of tyrants of Syracuse
• Archimedes of Syracuse: Archimedes
• Pyrrhus of Epirus: Pyrrhus I, king of Epirus
• Ancient Civilizations Portal, Ancient Greece, Ancient Salona: Greeks in Croatia, Dalmatia, Historical period, Kali
• Where are The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel?
• Geni World History Timeline
• https://chs.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/jacqmin_woman_be...
• Dionysius