Apollocrates ( el, Ἀπολλοκράτης) was the son of
Dionysius II of Syracuse
Dionysius the Younger ( el, Διονύσιος ὁ Νεώτερος, 343 BC), or Dionysius II, was a Greek politician who ruled Syracuse, Sicily from 367 BC to 357 BC and again from 346 BC to 344 BC.
Biography
Dionysius II of Syracuse was the s ...
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Two years after
Dion and
Heracleides conquered Syracuse in 357 BC, Apollocrates maintained control of the fortress of
Ortygia
Ortygia (; it, Ortigia; grc-gre, Ὀρτυγία) is a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily. The island, also known as the ''Città Vecchia'' (Old City), contains many historical landmarks. The name origi ...
. As supplies ran out, Apollocrates capitulated to Dion, who allowed him and his mother Doris to sail to join his father in Italy.
According to
Theopompus
Theopompus ( grc-gre, Θεόπομπος, ''Theópompos''; c. 380 BCc. 315 BC) was an ancient Greek historian and rhetorician.
Biography
Theopompus was born on the Aegean island of Chios. In early youth, he seems to have spent some time at Athen ...
, Book 39, F185: "Apollocrates the son of the tyrant Dionysius was undisciplined and an alcoholic."
References
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Diodorus Siculus, ''Library of History.'' Translated by Oldfather, C. H. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press, 1935.
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4th-century BC Syracusans
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown