the famous tyrant of Sicily, was the son of a potter at Reggio. By his singular vigour and abilities, he raised himself through various gradations of rank, till he finally made himself tyrant of Syracuse, and then of all Sicily. He defeated the armies of the Carthaginians several times, both in Sicily and Africa. But meeting at length with a reverse, and being in arrears with his soldiers, they mutinied, forced him to fly his camp, and murdered his sons. Recovering himself, he relieved Corfu, which was besieged by Cassander; burnt the Macedonian fleet; and revenged the death of his children by putting the murderers, with their wives and families, to the sword. After ravaging the sea-coast of Italy he took the city of Hippoium. He was at length poisoned by his grandson Archagathus, in the 72d year of his age, B.C. 290, having reigned 28 years.