Hieron I

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hieron_II_of_Syracuse
gptkbp:affiliation Polytheism
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Athens
Alliance with Sparta
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Syracuse
gptkbp:awards Defeated Carthaginian forces
gptkbp:birth_date c. 540 BC
gptkbp:community_engagement Construction of temples
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Battle_of_Himera
gptkbp:contribution Patron of Pindar
gptkbp:cultural_events Games in honor of Apollo
gptkbp:cultural_impact Greek culture
Influence on later tyrants
gptkbp:death_date c. 467 BC
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Taxation reforms
Relations with Carthage
gptkbp:dynasty House of Gelon
gptkbp:father gptkb:Hierocles
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Persian Wars
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Siege_of_Lilybaeum
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Great_Harbor
Military campaigns in Sicily
Civic reforms in Syracuse
Construction of the Athenian Long Walls
Cultural festivals in Syracuse
Diplomatic missions to Greece
Establishment of Aetna
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historical_role Leader of Syracuse
gptkbp:historical_significance Influence on Sicilian politics
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Herodotus
gptkb:Xenophon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hieron I
gptkbp:known_for Patronage of the arts
Building the city of Aetna
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:legacy Tyranny in Syracuse
Tyranny in ancient Greece
gptkbp:military_strategy Naval power
gptkbp:mother gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:notable_event Victory at Himera
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Theatre_of_Syracuse
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gelon
gptkbp:reign_end 478 BC
467 BC
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Pindar
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Thrasybulus
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Syracuse