Dionysius I of Syracuse garnered a reputation as a warmongering tyrant who harmed his people with his oppressive regime. However many surviving sources that explore his rule were written by people who were ideologically opposed to perceived tyrants. It is therefore quite possible that aspects of Dionysius rule where left out or exaggerated to suit the author`s anti-tyrannical agenda. It is the intention of this paper to argue that Dionysius rule did in fact benefit Syracuse more than he harmed
399 B.C.. Plato left Athens to travel to Egypt, Syracuse in Sicily and many other places for many years. In Plato’s return, he returned to Athens and founded a school of philosophy and science that became known as the Academy in 387 B.C.. This school was one f the first centers for higher education. (Soll. 2014) Among one of Plato’s students was Aristotle. Later in life, Plato traveled to Syracuse to be an influence on a new young king, Dionysius II, but in Plato’s efforts, it failed. Later, Plato