Dionysius
[daiә'nisiәs]
Definition
(noun.) the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC).
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Examples
- There is no need to suppose that he drew from life; or that his knowledge of tyrants is derived from a personal acquaintance with Dionysius. Plato. The Republic.
- Where are Dionysius and Serapion, and Pericles, and Decius? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- St Dionysius! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The stage faced the mountain, and had an altar beautifully sculptured in front of it, and life-sized statues of Dionysius and Ph?bus on either side. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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