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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)