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	Sicily
		Dionysius became tyrant of Syracuse in the crisis year 405, improving his position by marrying to a daughter of Hermocrates.
		In 398, the tyrant declared the war he had been preparing for, and immediately marched to the far west, where he was, in spite of daring counterattacks by the Carthaginian commander Himilco, able to capture Motya.
		Dionysius II was a more moderate man, interested in philosophy and aware of the fact that Fortune could take way her blessings just as easy as she had given them - something that is shown by the famous story about his courtier Damocles.
	www.livius.org /sh-si/sicily/sicily04.html (1266 words)

	Dionysius of Syracuse
		432-367 BC), tyrant of Syracuse, began life as a clerk in a public office, but by courage and diplomacy succeeded in making himself supreme.
		He carried on war with Carthage with varying success; his attempts to drive the Carthaginians entirely out of the island failed, and at his death they were masters of at least a third of it.
		Dionysius was regarded by the ancients as a type of the worst kind of despot--cruel, suspicious and vindictive.
	www.findword.org /di/dionysius-of-syracuse.html (354 words)

	Dion - The Savior of Syracuse
		Dionysius was not unhappy to hear of Dion's prosperity because he thought that it would enhance his own prestige to show the Greeks how rich even an exile from Syracuse might be.
		Dionysius was tortured by ambivalence, and Plato had to be patient through his student's storms of jealous love and suspicion.
		The people of Syracuse were angry at Heraclides' negligence, so he got one of their public speakers to change the subject to land reform, arguing that without equality of wealth there could be no liberty, and that poverty meant slavery.
	www.e-classics.com /dion.htm (6666 words)

	Philoxenus
		On the conquest of the island by the Athenians he was taken as a prisoner of war to Athens, where he came into the possession of the dithyrambic poet Melanippides[?], who educated him and set him free.
		Philoxenus afterwards resided in Sicily, at the court of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, whose bad verses he declined to praise, and was in consequence sent to work in the quarries.
		His masterpiece was the Cyclops, a pastoral burlesque on the love of the Cyclops for the fair Galatea, written to avenge himself upon Dionysius, who was wholly or partially blind of one eye.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ph/Philoxenus.html (315 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tyrant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Thirty Tyrants THIRTY TYRANTS [Thirty Tyrants] oligarchy of ancient Athens (404-403 BC).
		Dionysius the Elder DIONYSIUS THE ELDER [Dionysius the Elder] c.430-367 BC, tyrant of Syracuse.
		Hippias HIPPIAS [Hippias], tyrant (527 BC-510 BC) of Athens, eldest son of Pisistratus.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Tyrant&StartAt=11 (619 words)

	Plutarch's Life of Timoleon
		All, therefore, that remained in Syracuse, had to serve under a tyrant, who at the best was of an ungentle nature, and exasperated now to a degree of savageness by the late misfortunes and calamities he had suffered.
		Dionysius himself, putting his treasure aboard, and taking a few friends, sailed away unobserved by Hicetes, and being brought to the camp of Timoleon, there first appeared in the humble dress of a private person, and was shortly after sent to Corinth with a single ship and a small sum of money.
		After this he returned to Syracuse, that he might have leisure to attend to the establishment of the new constitution, and assist Cephalus and Dionysius, who were sent from Corinth to make laws, in determining the most important points of it.
	www.bostonleadershipbuilders.com /plutarch/timoleon.htm (4930 words)

	Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book 20
		—Dionysius attacks Crotona; embassy of the Gauls to him; settlements of the Gauls in Italy; Dionysius recalled to Sicily; his death, V.
		Dionysius the tyrant, who, we have said, had transported an army from Sicily into Italy, and made war upon the Greeks there, proceeded, after taking Locri by storm, to attack the Crotonians, who, in consequence of their losses in the former war, were scarcely recovering their strength in a long peace.
		An invasion of Sicily by the Carthaginians obliged Dionysius to return thither; for that people, having recruited their army, had resumed the war, which they had broken off in consequence of the plague, with increased spirit.
	www.forumromanum.org /literature/justin/english/trans20.html (1469 words)

	Online Etymology Dictionary
		"In the exact sense, a tyrant is an individual who arrogates to himself the royal authority without having a right to it.
		courtier of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse; his name in Gk.
		To teach Damocles how a tyrant lives, Dionysius seated him at a banquet with a sword suspended above his head by a single hair.
	www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=tyrant (290 words)

	DAMOCLES: Damocles the Greek
		Before DAMOCLES was a computer program, Damocles lived around 400 B.C. in Siracusa (Syracuse), on the island of Sicily, a part of modern-day Italy.
		The following is a summary of the life of the "other" Damocles, a story that was originally told by the Roman orator Cicero: Damocles was an attendent in the royal court of the Greek tyrant Dionysius of Syracuse.
		Dionysius held a grand banquet, and invited Damocles to sit at the place of honor.
	www.research.ibm.com /DAMOCLES/html_files/damocles.html (343 words)

	Damon [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Dionysius, skeptical as to the existence of such friendship, and prompted by curiosity, assented to the arrangement, and Damon took the place of Phintias.
		The day drew to a close; no Phintias came; and Damon was in the act of being led to execution, when, of a sudden, the absent friend, who had been detained by unforeseen and unavoidable obstacles, presented imself to the eyes of the admiring crowd and saved the life of Damon.
		Dionysius was so much struck by this instance of true attachment that he pardoned Phintias, and entreated the two to allow him to share their friendship (Val.
	www.iep.utm.edu /d/damon.htm (149 words)

	List of ancient Greeks - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Hiero II of Syracuse - tyrant of Syracuse
		Hipparchus (son of Pisistratus) - tyrant of Athens
		Hippias (son of Pisistratus) - tyrant of Athens
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /l/li/list_of_ancient_greeks.html (1027 words)

	Dionysius the Younger
		Dion of Syracuse - Dion of Syracuse, 409?–354?
		tyrant - tyrant, in ancient history, ruler who gained power by usurping the legal authority.
		Syracuse, city, Italy: History - History Founded (734 B.C.) by Greek colonists from Corinth, Syracuse grew rapidly and soon founded...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0815583.html (232 words)

	books about: tyrants (dragonlance brotherhood accidental) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is very refreshing to read a book about this period of British history that is not obsessed with the Arthurian legend, interesting though that is. Mr Snyder uses the little written evidence there is from the 410-600AD period to try and form a picture of the conditions at the time.
		Dionysius, Tyrant of Syracuse, will face Carthage, mercantile megalopolis and mistress of the seas.
		Dionysius brutal military conquests transform Syracuse into the most powerful Greek city west of the mainland.Biulding the largest army of antiquity he marches to Carthage...
	www.very-clever.com /books/tyrants (1226 words)

	The Heidegger Case New issues - old Tenets? Zarko Paic
		This legendary episode is often taken as a metaphor for all philosophers and artists of the 20th century who were impressed by leaders and politics crossing the boundaries of democratic boredom.
		Notwithstanding, it is somewhat peculiar that the absolute moral guilt of visiting Syracuse has always been ascribed to the greatest thinker of the 20th century - Martin Heidegger - while the cases of Knut Hamsun and Ezra Pound, although considered amoral, have nevertheless been regarded as completely benign compared to that of the master thinker.
		The only philosopher of the 20th century who in a consistent manner lived through the 'end of philosophy' could not see from his perspective a single manifestation of politics as a continuation of modern subjectivism in democratic games about power and rule.
	evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com /heidycase_paic.htm (3317 words)

	Amazon.com: Tyrant: Books: Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The transformation of Dionysus into the ruthless tyrant because of circumstances is well done but could have been better done in my opinion.
		There is not much focus on Dionysius and what goes on in his minds- the turmoil and the angst.
		Dionysius brutal military conquests transform Syracuse into the most powerful Greek city west of the mainland.Biulding the largest army of antiquity he marches to Carthage to fight a war to end all wars.
	www.amazon.com /Tyrant-Valerio-Massimo-Manfredi/dp/1405040912 (957 words)

	Plato [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		While he stayed in Syracuse, he became the instructor to Dion, brother-in-law of the tyrant Dionysius I. According to doubtful stories from later antiquity, Dionysius became annoyed with Plato at some point during this visit, and arranged to have the philosopher sold into slavery (Diod.
		Dionysius agreed that "after the war" (Seventh Letter 338a; perhaps the Lucanian War in 365 B.C.E.), he would invite Plato and Dion back to Syracuse (Third Letter 316e-317a, Seventh Letter 338a-b).
		Dionysius once again effectively imprisoned Plato in Syracuse, and the latter was only able to escape again with help from his Tarentine friends (Seventh Letter 350a-b).
	www.utm.edu /research/iep/p/plato.htm (7918 words)

	Dion ... of Syracuse) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Syracuse (New York), city in central New York and seat of Onondaga County.
		Syracuse (Italy) (ancient Syracusa), city and port of Italy, capital of Syracuse Province, on the southeastern coast of the island of Sicily.
		Dion, Céline, born in 1968, Canadian singer whose clear, strong, vocals helped make her an international superstar in the 1990s.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Dion+...+of+Syracuse) (121 words)

	SEP: Archytas
		He sent a ship to rescue Plato from the clutches of the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius II, in 361, but his personal and philosophical connections to Plato are complex, and there are many signs of disagreement between the two philosophers.
		After the Peloponnesian War, Tarentum appears to have avoided direct involvement in the conflict between the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius I, and a league of Greek cities in southern Italy headed by Croton.
		After Dionysius crushed the league, Tarentum emerged as the most powerful Greek state in southern Italy and probably became the new head of the league of Italiot Greek cities (A2).
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/archytas (13106 words)

	Ear of Dionysius, Syracuse
		Inside the entrance archway of the Archeological Park in Syracuse, along the garden wall, we come to the so-called Ear of Dionysius, an S-shaped cave hewn from the rock, 65m/213ft deep, 23m/76ft in height and 5-11m/5.5-12yd wide, contracting towards the top, in which sound is considerably amplified without any recurring echo.
		It has born its present name since the 16th century, reflecting the belief that the tyrant Dionysius was thus able to overhear even the whispered remarks of state prisoners confined in the quarry.
		Farther to the right, under the west wall of the quarry, is the Grotta del Cordari, named after the ropemakers who carried on their trade there.
	www.planetware.com /syracuse/ear-of-dionysius-i-si-syped.htm (141 words)

	Anecdote - Aristippus - Basic Instinct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		During his sojourn at the court of Dionysius (the Tyrant of Syracuse), Aristippus one day requested a favor on behalf of a friend - which Dionysius promptly refused.
		Aristippus pleaded with Dionysius, abasing himself before the tyrant.
		Though the favor was indeed granted, Aristippus was criticized for fawning conduct unbecoming a philosopher.
	www.anecdotage.com /index.php?aid=357 (132 words)

	bible.org: ISBE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Originally a colony of Chalcidian Greeks, the place enjoyed great prosperity in the 5th century BC, but was captured and destroyed by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, in 387 BC, when all the surviving inhabitants were sold into slavery (Diodorus xiv.
		On the occasion of the invasion of Italy by Pyrrhus, the people of Rhegium had recourse to an alliance with Rome (280 BC) and received 4,000 Campanian troops within their walls, who turned out to be very unruly guests.
		The ship in which Paul sailed from Melita to Puteoli encountered unfavorable winds after leaving Syracuse, and reached Rhegium by means of tacking.
	www.bible.org /isbe.asp?id=7415 (374 words)

	Livius Picture Archive: Motya (Mozia)
		Today, it is hard to imagine that it was once a city, because a Greek army, commanded by Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, sacked the city in 398 BCE (text).
		At about the time of the construction of the wall surrounding the Cappiddazzu sanctuary, the mid sixth-century, the town received its city walls too.
		This was the age in which Greek tyrants like Phalaris of Acragas started to build territorial states, and the construction of defensive works must have been the logical response.
	www.livius.org /a/italy/motya/motya.html (612 words)

	Physics Today January 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Quantum physics holds the key to the further advance of computing in the postsilicon era.
		In the fourth century BC, a young man named Pythias was condemned to death by Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, for plotting against him, but Pythias was granted three days' leave to go home to settle his family's affairs after his friend Damon agreed to take his place and be executed should Pythias not return.
		Dionysius was so struck by this remarkable and honorable friendship that he released them both.
	www.physicstoday.org /vol-53/iss-1/p38.html (3675 words)

	Justinus: Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' histories
		Book 21 - Dionysius II is expelled from Syracuse
		Book 22 - Agathocles becomes tyrant of Syracuse, and invades Africa.
		Book 31 - The Romans defeat Antiochus III, king of Syria, and Nabis, tyrant of Sparta.
	www.attalus.org /translate/justinus.html (680 words)

	CARTHAGE AND ITS COINAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On several occasions, Carthage was unsuccessful in gaining long-term control of the eastern half of the island.
		Most Carthaginian coinage was produced for the wars against Syracuse and, later, Rome.
		Over the next two centuries, the coins of Carthage developed a distinctly “Punic” style with the recurring theme of an obverse female head wearing a wreath of corn, usually facing left, and described as the main Carthaginian goddess Tanit (possibly Demeter or Persephone).
	ancient-coins.com /articles/carthage/carthage2.htm (2328 words)

	Hewlett-Packard Labs Worldwide-Speeches-Birnbaum-Physics and the Information Revolution
		In the fourth century B.C., Pythias was condemned to death by Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, but obtained leave to go home to arrange his affairs after his friend Damon had agreed to take his place and be executed should Pythias not return.
		Pythias returned in time to save Damon, and Dionysius was so struck with this honorable friendship that he released both of them.
		The decades-old friendship of computer technology and physics has also been an honorable one, and it, too, has produced benevolent results.
	www.hpl.hp.com /speeches/birnbaum_aps.html (5366 words)

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