Tyrant of Syracuse from 478 to 467 BC
Hiero I of Syracuse
Hiero I was the son of Deinomenes, the brother of Gelon and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, from 478 to 467 BC.
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Hiero I was the son of Deinomenes, the brother of Gelon and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, from 478 to 467 BC. In succeeding Gelon, he conspired against a third brother, Polyzalus.
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