Historical person
Dionysius II of Syracuse
398 BCE–344 BCE
Dionysius II was tyrant of Syracuse in the fourth century BC and son of Dionysius I. His unstable rule, conflict with Dion and relationship with Plato made his court a famous example of the tension between philosophy and autocracy.
In Mary Renault’s The Mask of Apollo, his career takes him through Greek theatres and brings him into contact with Plato and Dion, whose plans for Syracuse promise a rare alliance between philosophy and political power.
In non-fiction, Dionysius II of Syracuse is discussed in Diodorus Siculus’s The Library, Books 16-20. In Diodorus Siculus’s The Library, Books 16-20, the settlement at Babylon, the Lamian War, the regencies of Perdiccas and Antipater, the campaigns of Eumenes and Antigonus, the struggles involving Olympias and Cassander.
Standalone books
Standalone books featuring Dionysius II of Syracuse (1 book)
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring Dionysius II of Syracuse (1 book)
Biographies, histories and other non-fiction are listed separately from the historical novels above.
