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King of Syracuse Hiero II, King of Syracuse (c. 308 BCE - 215 BCE)

Alias Hieron II [alias]

Tyrant, king, and general of Syracuse, c. 271-216. He allied with Carthage against the Mamertines and Rome, but switched his loyalties to Rome before the First Punic War. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-3092?rskey=Y80ciA&result=1 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiero_II_of_Syracuse Relevant locations: Title (royalty or holy order) Syracuse, Sicily
Workplace or place of business Syracuse, Sicily
 Relationships: King of Syracuse Hiero II was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Mamertines (-)
King of Syracuse Hiero II was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Pyrrhus of Epirus (319/318 BC-272 BC)

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