# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hiero-ii-of-syracuse
# Generated: 2026-08-16T08:49:17.969Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/hiero-ii-of-syracuse"
name: "Hiero II of Syracuse"
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description: "He held Syracuse for sixty years through two wars with Rome's enemies, kept his city free by choosing the winning side early, and commissioned the problem that sent Archimedes running naked through the streets."
tagline: "3rd-century BC Sicilian Greek ruler"
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birthDate: "-308"
deathDate: "-215"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Hiero II was the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble who claimed descent from Gelon. He served as a general under Pyrrhus of Epirus before seizing power in Syracuse around 275 BC. He ruled Greek Sicily as tyrant until his death in 215 BC, navigating the First Punic War and keeping his city independent through careful allegiance. He is remembered now less for statecraft than for the gold crown he asked Archimedes to test — the puzzle that led to the displacement principle and the most famous bathtub sprint in history.