Hiero II (Greek: Ἱέρων Β΄; c. 308 BC – 215 BC) was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse 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".

Syracuse (/ ˈ s ɪ r ə k juː s,-k juː z / SIRR-ə-kewss, -⁠kewz; Italian: Siracusa [siraˈkuːza] (); Sicilian: Sarausa [saɾaˈuːsa]) is a historic city on the Italian island of Sicily, the capital of the Italian province of Syracuse.The city is notable for its rich Greek and Roman history, culture, amphitheatres, architecture, and as the birthplace of the pre-eminent mathematician and ...

Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλάδελφος Ptolemaios Philadelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC), also known posthumously as Ptolemy the Great, was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I, the Macedonian Greek general of Alexander the Great who founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom after …

Philip II of Macedon (Greek: Φίλιππος Philippos; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ancient kingdom, and the father of Alexander the Great.. The rise of Macedon—its conquest and political consolidation of most of Classical Greece during his …

Three of these are Hymns: 16, 17, and 22. In 16, the poet praises Hiero II of Syracuse, in 17 Ptolemy Philadelphus, and in 22 the Dioscuri. The other poems are 13, ... The encomium upon Hiero II would seem prior to that upon Ptolemy, since in it Theocritus is a hungry poet seeking for a patron, while in the other he is well satisfied with the ...

The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", and is a reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry. The main source for almost every aspect of the First Punic War is the historian Polybius (c. 200 – c. 118 BC), a Greek sent to Rome in 167 BC as a hostage. His works include a now-lost manual on military tactics, but he is known …

We do not know when the siege started, but we do know that Hiero II assumed power in Syracuse in 270 BC. Dionysius of Halicarnassus wrote that in 270 BC there was a second rebellion by the Roman garrison in Rhegium (which included some Italic allies). The consul Gaius Genucius Clespina seized the city and restored it to its people.

Archelaus I (/ ˌ ɑːr k ɪ ˈ l eɪ. ə s /; Greek: Ἀρχέλαος Archelaos) was a king of the kingdom of Macedonia from 413 to 399 BC. He was a capable and beneficent ruler, known for the sweeping changes he made in state administration, the military, and commerce. By the time that he died, Archelaus had succeeded in converting Macedon into a significantly stronger power.

Magna Graecia, Latijn voor en ook genoemd als, Groot-Griekenland, Grieks: Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, was de naam voor het zuiden van Italië en Sicilië, die de Romeinen daarvoor hadden.Deze gebieden waren tussen 800 en 600 v.Chr. door de Grieken gekoloniseerd.Bijna alle steden hier hebben Griekse wortels. De invloed van de oude Griekse cultuur strekte zich tot een groter gebied uit …

Ischia (/ ˈ ɪ s k i ə / ISK-ee-ə, Italian: , Neapolitan: ) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea.It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 km (19 mi) from Naples.It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands.Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures approximately 10 km (6 mi) east to west and 7 km (4 mi) north to south and has about 34 km (21 mi) of coastline and a ...