Philistus

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• Philistus — Philistus, ( c. 432 BC 356 BC) son of Archomenidas, was Greek historian of Sicily. Philistus was born at Syracuse about the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. He was a faithful supporter of the elder Dionysius, and commander of the citadel.… …   Wikipedia

• Philistus — ▪ Greek historian born c. 430 BC, Syracuse, Sicily [Italy] died 356       Greek historian of Sicily during the reigns of the tyrants Dionysius I and Dionysius II.       Philistus helped Dionysius I to seize power in Syracuse in 405 BC and then… …   Universalium

• ФИЛИСТ —    • Philistus,          Φίλιστος, из Сиракуз, сын Архоменида, родился приблизительно в 425 г. до Р. X. Обладая большими средствами, он помогал своему родственнику, Дионисию Старшему, в его стремлении приобрести власть в Сиракузах и был его… …   Реальный словарь классических древностей

• Dion of Syracuse — Dion (Δίων 408–354 BC), tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, was the son of Hipparinus, and brother in law of Dionysius I of Syracuse. Contents 1 Family 2 Dionysius the Elder s closest adviser 2.1 The arrival of Plato …   Wikipedia

• Dionysius I of Syracuse — Dionysius I from Guillaume Rouillé s Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (ca. 432–367 BC, Greek: Διονύσιος ο Πρεσβύτερος) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, in what is now Sicily, southern Italy. He conquered several… …   Wikipedia

• Leptines I — (d. 375 BC), son of Hermocritus II, was a general of Syracuse against the Carthaginians. Leptine s older brother was Dionysius the Elder.In 390 BC, as commander of Dionysius fleet, he was dispatched to aid the Lucanians against the Thurians.… …   Wikipedia

• Leptines of Syracuse — Leptines (Greek: polytonic|Λεπτίνης) was a military leader from Syracuse, Sicily, active during his brother Dionysius the Elder s wars.FamilyLeptines was son of Hermocrates, and brother of Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse. Military… …   Wikipedia

• Crossbow — This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Crossbow (disambiguation). Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1500 A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The… …   Wikipedia

• Catapult — A catapult is any one of a number of non handheld mechanical devices used to throw a projectile a great distance without the aid of an explosive substance particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines.The name is the Latinized… …   Wikipedia

• Thurii — ndash; Greek: polytonic|Θούριοι, called also by some Latin writers and by Ptolemy, Thurium (polytonic|Θούριον, Ptol.), for a time also Copia and Copiae and sometimes written as Turios; Italian: Thurio ndash; was a city of Magna Graecia, situated… …   Wikipedia

• Diodorus Siculus — Diodorus redirects here. For other uses, see Diodorus (disambiguation). Diodorus Siculus (Greek: Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης, Diodoros Sikeliotes) was a Greek historian who flourished between 60 and 30 BC. According to Diodorus own work, he was born at… …   Wikipedia