1The name of two rulers of Syracuse.

1. 1.1 Dionysius I (c.430–367 BC), ruled 405–367; known as Dionysius the Elder. A tyrannical ruler, he waged three wars against the Carthaginians for control of Sicily, later becoming the principal power in Greek Italy after the capture of Rhegium (386) and other Greek cities in southern Italy.
   狄奥尼西奥斯一世（约公元前430-前367，公元前405- 前367年在位，通称“大狄奥尼西奥斯”，专制统治者，他为控制西西里岛向迦太基人发起了三场战争，后来在占领了莱吉姆 前386和意大利南部的其他希腊城市后成为希腊意大利的主要掌权者）
2. 1.2 Dionysius II (c.397–c.344 BC), son of Dionysius I, ruled 367–357 and 346–344; known as Dionysius the Younger. He lacked his father's military ambitions and signed a peace treaty with Carthage in 367. Despite his patronage of philosophers, he resisted the attempt by Plato to turn him into a philosopher king.
   狄奥尼西奥斯二世（约公元前397-约前344，狄奥尼西奥斯一世之子，公元前367-前357 年和公元前346-前344年期间在位；通称“小狄奥尼西奥斯”，他没有其父的军事野心，于公元前367年和迦太基签订了和平条约；尽管他很关照哲学家，但他没有让柏拉图如愿将他转变为一个哲人王）