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Hiero I.

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Tyrant of Syracuse; broke the naval power of Etruria by victory over the Etruscan fleet near Cannæ, 474 B.C.; was an enlightened patron of men of letters, many of whom he entertained at his court, Æschylus, Pindar, and Simonides among the number; d . 467 B.C.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hiero I.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hiero-i.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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