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Dionysius I of Syracuse

430 BC - 366 BC

Dionysius I of Syracuse

Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c. 432 – 367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily, in Magna Graecia. He conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence in Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the Western Greek colonies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dionysius I of Syracuse has received more than 340,531 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Dionysius I of Syracuse is the 1,075th most popular politician (down from 1,007th in 2019), the 450th most popular biography from Italy (down from 438th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Italian Politician.

Dionysius I of Syracuse is most famous for his tyrannical rule and his military conquests.

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340k
Page Views (PV)
69.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
9.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 1,075 out of 15,577. Before him are Sigismund I the Old, Adolphe Thiers, Himiko, Yulia Tymoshenko, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, and Ariq Böke. After him are Alfredo Stroessner, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, Shaka, Habib Bourguiba, Emperor Kōmei, and Nabopolassar.

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Sigismund I the Old
1467 - 1548
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,069
Adolphe Thiers
1797 - 1877
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,070
Himiko
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,071
Yulia Tymoshenko
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,072
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,073
Ariq Böke
1219 - 1266
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,074
Dionysius I of Syracuse
430 BC - 366 BC
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,075
Alfredo Stroessner
1912 - 2006
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,076
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,077
Shaka
1787 - 1828
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,078
Habib Bourguiba
1903 - 2000
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1,079
Emperor Kōmei
1831 - 1867
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1,080
Nabopolassar
658 BC - 605 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 1,081

Contemporaries

Among people born in 430 BC, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Xenophon. After him are Cynisca, Aeschines of Sphettus, and Philistus. Among people deceased in 366 BC, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 1. After him is Eurydice I of Macedon.