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About Hiero II of Syracuse
Hiero II 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. He was a former general of Pyrrhus of Epirus and an important figure of the First Punic War. He figures in the story of famed thinker Archimedes shouting "Eureka".
Everything about Hiero II of Syracuse →- Occupation
- politician, military leader
- Position held
- king
- Born
- 308 BC
- Died
- 215 BC