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Hiero I of Syracuse

600 BC - 466 BC

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Hieron I (Greek: Ἱέρων Α΄; usually Latinized Hiero) was the son of Deinomenes, the brother of Gelon and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, from 478 to 467 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hiero I of Syracuse has received more than 104,102 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Hiero I of Syracuse is the 3,386th most popular politician (up from 3,522nd in 2019), the 1,082nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,112th in 2019) and the 229th most popular Italian Politician.

Hiero I of Syracuse is most famous for his victory over the Carthaginian navy in the Battle of the Aegates Islands.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hiero I of Syracuse ranks 3,386 out of 19,576. Before him are Stenkil, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Frederick I of Württemberg, and Albert of Saxony. After him are Louis, Duke of Savoy, Ghazi of Iraq, Marduk-apla-iddina II, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Patricio Aylwin, and Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Hiero I of Syracuse ranks 33. Before him are Mahapajapati Gotami, Aristagoras, Ibycus, Neriglissar, Demaratus, and Lars Porsena. After him are Datis, Horatius Cocles, Hipparchus, Gelon, Artaphernes, and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. Among people deceased in 466 BC, Hiero I of Syracuse ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Hiero I of Syracuse ranks 1,082 out of 5,161. Before him are Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Antonio Caldara (1670), Lars Porsena (-600), and Scipione del Ferro (1465). After him are Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Augustine of Canterbury (510), Benedetto Marcello (1686), Miuccia Prada (1949), Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587), and Andrea Pirlo (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Hiero I of Syracuse ranks 229. Before him are Ferdinand, Duke of Parma (1751), Eleonora Gonzaga (1598), Guy III of Spoleto (900), Maria Pia of Savoy (1847), Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943), and Lars Porsena (-600). After him are Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587), Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638), Marcus Atilius Regulus (-299), Lucius Aelius (101), and Francesco Morosini (1619).

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