In this paper I regard a phase of life of Dion of Syracuse, which can better explain
the circumstances of his action in Sicily. Through analytical reading of the pages
of Diodorus and Plutarch, we can focus on the two poles of his political activity in
Greece: Athens and Corinth. Athens is the place of the platonic paideia, but also
the city that in a well-defined time (see some epigraphic documents) attempts to
rebuild its international relevance; Corinth is the homeland, that keeps a strong
feeling versus tyranny and a look to the West