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Dionysius the Elder   /dˌaɪənˈɪsiəs ðə ˈɛldər/   Listen
Dionysius the Elder

noun
1.
The tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC).  Synonym: Dionysius.





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"Dionysius the Elder" Quotes from Famous Books



... his son, a lazy, good-for-nothing young man, who was always changing his mind. Every day he had some new fancy, admired something new, or rode some new hobby. As the son's name was the same as the father's, the latter is now sometimes known as Dionysius the Elder, while the son is generally called Dionysius ...
— The Story of the Greeks • H. A. Guerber


Words linked to "Dionysius the Elder" :   Dionysius, tyrant


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