Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He conquered several cities on Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence on Sicily and made Syracuse the most p
Portrait from Chronologisch geordneter Bildniss-Saal (1833) by Mark Karl Baldamus
Kingdom of Dionysius, 367 BC
Syracuse is a city and municipality, capital of the free municipal consortium of the same name, located in the autonomous region of Sicily in Southern Italy. As of 2025, with a population of 115,636,
Dionysius I of Syracuse
…Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c. 432 – 367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He conquered several cities on Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence on Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the…
Ortygia island, where Syracuse was founded in ancient Greek times, with Mount Etna visible in the distance
Blue Hour Piazza Duomo 5 Syracuse Unesco World Heritage
Coin with the inscription ΣΥRAKOΣION ("of the Syracusans"), 5th century BC
In the foreground, the totem recalling the Hohenstaufen origin of the Maniace Castle (built by Frederick II in 1240 and named in memory of the Byzantine general George Maniakes)