See also:

• HIERO (strictly HIERON)

HIERO H  ., See also:

• TYRANT (Gr. r6pavvos, master, ruler)

tyrant of See also:

• SYRACUSE
• SYRACUSE (Gr. Mvpaaovoat; Lat. Syracusae, Ital. Siracusa)

Syracuse from 270 to 216 B.C., was the illegitimate son of a Syracusan See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble, See also:

• HIEROCLES

Hierocles, who claimed descent from See also:

• GELO

Gelo . On the departure of See also:

• PYRRHUS (c. 318–272 B.C.)

Pyrrhus from See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily (275) the Syracusan See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army and citizens appointed him See also:

• COMMANDER

commander of the troops . He materially strengthened his position by marrying the daughter of See also:

• LEPTINES

Leptines, the leading See also:

• CITIZEN (a form corrupted in Eng., apparently by analogy with " denizen," from O. Fr. citeain, mod. Fr. citoyen)

citizen . In the meantime, the Mamertines, a See also:

• BODY

body of Campanian mercenaries who had been employed by See also:

• AGATHOCLES (361—289 B.C.)

Agathocles, had seized the strong-hold of Messana, whence they harassed the Syracusans . They were finally defeated in a pitched See also:

• BATTLE

battle near Mylae by See also:

• HIERO (strictly HIERON)

Hiero, who was only prevented from capturing Messana by Carthaginian interference . His grateful countrymen then See also:

• CHOSE (Fr. for " thing ")

chose him See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king (270) . In 264 he again returned to the attack, and the Mamertines called in the aid of See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome . Hiero at once joined the Punic See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader See also:

• HANNO

Hanno, who had recently landed in Sicily; but being defeated by the See also:

• CONSUL
• CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)

consul Appius See also:

• CLAUDIUS
• CLAUDIUS [TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS DRUSUS NERO GERMANICUS]
• CLAUDIUS, MARCUS AURELIUS
• CLAUDIUS, MATTHIAS (174o-1815)

Claudius, he withdrew to Syracuse . Pressed by the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman forces, in 263 he was compelled to conclude a treaty with Rome, by which he was to See also:

• RULE

rule over the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of Sicily and the eastern See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast as far as Tauromenium (See also:

• POLYBIUS (c. 204–122 B.C.)

Polybius i . 8-16; See also:

• ZONARAS, JOANNES (JOHN)

Zonaras viii . 9) . From this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time till his See also:

• DEATH

death in 216 he remained loyal to the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans, and frequently assisted them with men and provisions during the Punic See also:

• WARS

wars (See also:

• LIVY [Thus L1v1us] (59 B.C.—A.D: 17)

Livy xxi .

49-51, xxii . 37, See also:

• XXIII

xxiii . 21) . He kept up a powerful See also:

• FLEET

fleet for defensive purposes, and employed his famous kinsman See also:

• ARCHIMEDES (c. 287–212 B.C.)
• ARCHIMEDES, SCREW OF

Archimedes in the construction of those engines that, at a later date, played so important a See also:

• PART

part during the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of Syracuse by the Romans . A picture of the prosperity of Syracuse during his rule is given in the sixteenth idyll of See also:

• THEOCRITUS

Theocritus, his favourite poet . See Diod . Sic. xxii . 24-See also:

• XXVI

xxvi . 24; Polybius i . 8-vii . 7; See also:

• JUSTIN (JUNIANUS JUSTINUS)

Justin xxiii . 4 .