Dionysius
a historian and critic of his "Roman Antiquities" Other works DIOSCOREACEÆ the "Structure of Language." Lived in are "De Compositione Verborum," and the 1st century, dying about 7 B. C. in the war with the Carthaginians, got DIONYSIUS I., the Elder, tryant of in the war with the Carthaginians, got himself appointed general, and, in 405, sole emperor and head of the republic.
He formed a powerful bodyguard, conquered other cities of Sicily, carried on making peace with them in 392, invaded war with the Carthaginians, and after Italy and subdued several of the Greek cities of the south. He was afterward again at war with Carthage. Dionysius, like some other tyrants, was a patron of literary men and artists, aspired to literary fame, and contended for the prize at the Olympic games. He erected many fine temples. He died in 367.
DIONYSIUS II., the Younger, tyrant of Syracuse, was son of the preceding, DIONYSIUS II., the Younger, tyrant and succeeded him, 367 в. c. brought up, he was for a time restrained and succeeded him, 367 B. C. Idly from excesses by the influence of Dion and Plato. His subsequent treatment of Dion and his family led to his own overthrow in 356. He went to Italy and obtained the chief power at Locri, and after 10 years' absence returned and reafter 10 years' absence returned and reend was put to his tyranny by the noble end was put to his tyranny by the noble rest of his life in exile at Corinth. sus), the Greek god of wine, son of Zeus in thunder and lightning so affrighted her as to cause the premature bir Dionysus. Zeus carried the babe in his birth of thigh, and when it came to maturity placed it in Ino's care. Dionysus wandered over the world teaching the cultivation of the vine. One of his surnames was Bacchus. cal opt sion of rays of light from one medium was Bacchus. vation of the vine. One of his surnames into another differing in kind. It conoptics which treats of the transmissists of the results of the application of geometry to ascertain in particular cases the action of what are called the sisting of hornblende and albite. It is laws of refraction. cases the action of what are called the grayish-white to nearly black in color.
It derives its name from being unmistakably or clearly defined, as distinguished from dolerite. plants belonging to the class Dictyogens, ably or clearly defined, as distinguished It derives its name from being unmistakconsisting of twining shrubs. Lindley enumerates six genera and 110 species, consisting of twining shrubs. Lindley plants belonging to the class Dictyogens, DIOSCURI plant of the Cape, or elephant's-foot.
Tamus communis, black bryony, is common in hedge-rows. DIOSCURI (dī-os'kū-ri), the classical name for Castor and Pollux, twin brothers (Pollux being the son of Zeus) and tutelary deities of wrestlers, horsemen, and navigators. Their transplantation to the sky as one of the 12 constellations of the zodiac (the Twins) is a celebrated allegory of mythology. They are sometimes styled Tyndaride, because Tyndarus was the nominal father of both.