HIPPARINUS — Dionysii Iun. fil. eiecto Callippo dominatum Syracusis tenuit Annos 2. Olymp. 106. An. 4. et 5. Stratagema, quo Syracusis potitus est, vide apud Polyaen. l. 5 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Dion of Syracuse — Dion (Δίων 408–354 BC), tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, was the son of Hipparinus, and brother in law of Dionysius I of Syracuse. Contents 1 Family 2 Dionysius the Elder s closest adviser 2.1 The arrival of Plato … Wikipedia
Calippus of Syracuse — Calippus was a tyrant of Syracuse who ruled briefly for thirteen months [Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, p. 574] from 354 to 352 BC. He was a native Athenian, who traveled with Dion to Sicily to capture Syracuse,… … Wikipedia
List of Tyrants of Syracuse — Syracuse was an ancient Greek City State, located on the East coast of Sicily. The city was founded by settlers from Corinth in 734 or 733 BC, and was conquered by the Romans in 212 BC, after which it became the seat of Roman rule in Sicily.… … Wikipedia
Phanias of Eresus — (also Phaenias or Phainias) was a Greek philosopher from Lesbos, important as an immediate follower of and commentator on Aristotle. He came to Athens about 332 BCE, and joined his compatriot, Theophrastus, in the Peripatetic school. His writings … Wikipedia
Epistles (Plato) — The Epistles of Plato are a series of thirteen letters traditionally included in the Platonic corpus. Their authenticity has been the subject of some dispute, and scholarly consensus has shifted back and forth over time. By the close of the… … Wikipedia
Callippus of Athens — was the host of Dion in Athens. Callippus is also mentioned as one of Plato s students. In 366 BC, Callippus aided the exile Callistratus travel to Thasos, for which Apollodorus prosecuted him. In 357 BC, Callippus, his brother Philostratus and… … Wikipedia
Dion [1] — Dion, 1) D., edler Syrakusaner, Sohn des Hipparinus, geb. 408 v. Chr., Schwager des Tyrannen Dionysius des Älteren u. von diesem hochgeachtet, heirathete auch dessen Tochter, seine Nichte, Arete; der jüngere Dionysius, welcher sich durch seine… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Syracuse — • Archdiocese of Syracuse (Syracusana) in Sicily • The Diocese of Syracuse, in the State of New York Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Syracuse Syracuse … Catholic encyclopedia