Hiero II of Syracuse

Hiero II (/ˈhaɪəroʊ/; also Hieron /ˈhaɪərɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἱέρων; c. 308 BC – 215 BC) was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Greek Sicily, from 275 to 215 BC, and the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon.^[1] He was a former general of Pyrrhus of Epirus and an important figure of the First Punic War.^[2] He figures in the story of famed thinker Archimedes shouting "Eureka".

^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hiero s.v. Hiero II.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 453.
^ "The Rise of Hiero II". Perseus (from: Histories. Polybius. Evelyn S. Shuckburgh. translator. London, New York. Macmillan. 1889. Reprint Bloomington 1962.). 1962. Archived from the original on 28 October 2024.