Dionysius the younger

Dionysius the younger was a tyrant of Syracuse, son of Dionysius the elder. He succeeded his father in 367 B.C. at the age of thirty. He had never taken part in public affairs, and was given over to vicious indulgences, and proved incapable of amendment, though Dion, his uncle, tried hard to reform him. He was unpopular with the citizens, who with the help of Dion, whom he had banished, drove him from the throne. On returning after 10 years, he was once more expelled by Timoleon. He betook himself to Corinth, where he associated himself with low people, and supported himself by keeping a school.

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