Bacchylides was a Greek lyrical poet. He was born about the middle of the 5th century BC at the island of Cos. He was a nephew of Simonides and a contemporary of Pindar. Research Bacchylides
Hiero I was an ancient Greek ruler or 'Tyrant' (that is, absolute monarch) of Syracuse in Sicily. The brother of Gelon, whom he succeeded in 478 BC He was an enlightened ruler, and a patron of genius and learning. His court became the rendezvous of the most distinguished writers of his time, including Pindar, Aeschylus, Bacchylides, Epicharmus, and Simonides. The Hiero of Xenophon contains the finest eulogium of this monarch. He was several times victor in the Grecian games. Pindar has celebrated his victories: Several odes of this poet are filled with his praises. Hiero died at Catana, 467 BC. Research Hiero I
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