Hiero II of Syracuse

Hiero II (Greek: Ἱέρων Β΄; c. 308 BC – 215 BC), also called Hieron II, 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" from Polybius, Histories at Perseus

[EB1911-1] 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.

[2] "The Rise of Hiero" from Polybius, Histories at Perseus

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