Diocles of Syracuse

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Diocles of Syracuse (Greek: Διοκλῆς) was a legislator, orator, and political and military leader in the Greek city-state of Syracuse, Magna Graecia, toward the end of the 5th century BC.[1] Only a few years of his life have an historical account, from 413 to 408 BC.

  1. ^ Smith, Sir William, ed. (1853). "DIOCLES, a Syracusan, celebrated for his code of laws". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. I. London: John Murray. p. 1010.

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