Dionysius the Elder

Dionysius the Elder, who had seized the city of Reggio after a long and terribly difficult siege, had captured its captain, Phyton, an excellent man who had tirelessly defended his city, and had decided to make of him a tragic example of revenge.

from Sophocles and Dionysius the Tyrant who died of joy;

Dionysus the Elder was a great military leader, as fortune would have him.

but as to his manners, Dionysius the tyrant, having presented three beautiful women before him, to take his choice;