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Hiero II of Syracuse

308 BC - 215 BC

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Hiero II (Greek: Ἱέρων Β΄; c. 308 BC – 215 BC) was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Greek Sicily, from 275 to 215 BC, and the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hiero II of Syracuse has received more than 209,258 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Hiero II of Syracuse is the 1,719th most popular politician (down from 1,517th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from Italy (down from 599th in 2019) and the 112th most popular Italian Politician.

Hiero II of Syracuse is most famous for his victory over the Carthaginian forces in the Battle of Himera.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 1,719 out of 15,577Before him are Yun Posun, Emperor Huizong of Song, Catherine Jagiellon, Peter IV of Aragon, Desiderius, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. After him are Hu Yaobang, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Levi Eshkol, Marie Walewska, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Bumin Qaghan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 308 BC, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 2Before him is Ptolemy II Philadelphus.  Among people deceased in 215 BC, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 2Before him is Apollonius of Rhodes. After him are Lucius Postumius Albinus and Samprati.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 639 out of 4,668Before him are Angela Merici (1474), Ornella Muti (1955), Agostino Carracci (1557), Fausto Cercignani (1941), Pope John XIII (930), and Desiderius (710). After him are Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), Lino Ventura (1919), and Conrad of Montferrat (1146).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Hiero II of Syracuse ranks 112Before him are Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810), Charles Edward Stuart (1720), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Bona Sforza (1494), Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860), and Desiderius (710). After him are Publius Clodius Pulcher (-90), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), and Agathocles of Syracuse (-361).