Talk:Hiero I of Syracuse

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why is the article title Hiero and the atricle he is referred to Hieron...I have never heard him as hieron..I am going to change? any problems..talk to me Ciriii 15:59, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hieron is often used these days instead of Hiero. Just look at the very popular Svarlien's translation (through Perseus site). Hiero probably ought to remain the title since that's what he's popularly known as, for now. Chris Weimer (talk) 07:16, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
 * As far as I can tell Hiero is fairly outdated, being in use in scholarship largely before the 80s. 'Hieron' is also a more accurate reflection of the Greek.  Is there a way to have this reviewed? Jilsim (talk) 02:23, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Both appear pretty regularly even in modern articles. It seems to be entirely down to author's preference and should be treated like Pericles vs Perikles, Athena vs Athene, Achilles vs Akhilleus (I assume we have a policy?). Furius (talk) 10:08, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Archimedes
I was doing a Physics lab recently and I looked up density and saw the story of Archimedes and the goldsmith. I thought it should go here. ChristopherEdwards 17:56, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

THIS ADDITION IS WRONG! IT IS KING HIERON II WHO LIVED AT THE TIME OF ARCHIMEDES. KING HIERON I LIVED 200 YEARS EARLIER! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.88.182 (talk) 14:12, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


 * You mean after, not before. Chris Weimer (talk) 07:16, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Machiavelli
Machiavelli speaks of an Heiro in Chapter VI of The Prince, not Chapter IV, but he is clearly speaking of Hiero II, not Hiero I, as the later reference in Chapter XIII makes evident. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.132.146.49 (talk) 18:52, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

I agree, as does Codevilla, a prominent Machiavelli scholar who has commissioned a fairly recent translation and footnotes the book six passage as Hiero II. I am removing the Machiavelli reference. Vivisel (talk) 19:29, 6 March 2008 (UTC)