Dionysius was born about 0361 B.C., the son of unknown parents. The place is not known.
He died about 0306 B.C.. The place is not known.
His wife was Amastris, who he married in 0322 B.C.. The place has not been found. Their two known children were Clearchus II (?-0284BC) and Oxyathres (?-0284BC).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 0361 B.C. |
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| Death | ABT 0306 B.C. |
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| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Nobility Title | 0337/36 B.C. | tyrant of Heraclea on the Euxine (today called Black Sea) |
Note 1
son of Clearchus, who had assumed the tyranny in his native place and brother of Satyrus and Timotheus
Note 2
He was an unusually fat man, which increased at length to such a degree that he could take no food, which was therefore introduced into his stomach by artificial means. At last, however, he was choked by his own fat. He is said to have been the mildest and justest of all the tyrants that had ever lived.