Dionysius (2) (RE 2) II,
tyrant of *Syracuse (367–357 bc); born c.396, eldest son of *Dionysius (1) I and Doris; married half-sister Sophrosyne. Unwarlike and short-sighted, he was estranged from his father, who is said (perhaps falsely) to have excluded him from public life and encouraged his debauchery. Inheriting an empire ‘secured with bonds of adamant’, he ruled successfully for ten years; making peace with ... ...
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