Look up: Dionysius

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   Dionysius
   Dionysius was a tyrant of Syracuse. He was born around 430 BC and died around 367 BC. He gained control of the city during the war with Carthage, in 405 BC and extended his power by defeating the Carthaginians in 397 BC. His successful campaign against Rhegium and other Greek cities in Italy between 391 BC and 386 BC further extended his power, but he was defeated by the Carthaginians soon after. Dionysius raised Syracuse to the position of a leading city and was a patron of literature.
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   Dionysius
   [n] - Tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
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   Dionysius
   Two tyrants of the ancient Greek city of Syracuse in Sicily. Dionysius the Elder (c. 430-367 BC) seized power in 405 BC. His first two wars with Carthage further extended the power of Syracuse,...
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   Dionysius
   Dionysius the Elder noun the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
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   Dionysius
   The Graeco-Roman name `Dionysius`, deriving from the name of the Thracian god Dionysus, was exceedingly common, and many ancient people, famous and otherwise, bore it. It remains a common name today in the form `Dennis` (`Denys`, `Denis`, `Denise`). Among the persons known by the name Dionysius, some of the more famous were: * Dionysius the Elder (or Dionysius I), ruler of Syracuse in Sicily * Dionysius the Younger, (or Dionysius II), ...
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   Dionysius
   Dionysius is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Mounta In of Zeus` Where is it used? The name Dionysius is mainly used In Ancient Roman.How do they say it elsewhere? Dionisio ( In Spanish and In Portuguese) Dinis ( In Portuguese) Dénes ( In Hungarian) Dionysios ( In Greek and In Ancient Greek) Denis ( In French, Russian and In English) Dennis (
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   Dionysius
   Dionysius, king of Portugal: see Diniz.
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