Hieronymus, tyrant of Syracuse, 231 - oae214 BC

Hieronymus, tyrant of Syracuse, 231 - "214 BC. He succeeded his grandfather, Hiero II, in 215 BC when only 15 years old. Assassinated by Deinomenes after 13 months. From a bronze coin with head of young man wearing a royal diadem. Hieronimo. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Picart after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699

1699 17th Century Classical Mythology Coin Etienne Picart Filososi Giovanni Angelo Canini Grandfather Greek Myth Hieronymus Iconografia Ignatio Delazari Orator Poeti Ed Oratori Dell Antichita Regi Roman Myth Royal Diadem Succeeded Young Man

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