Hippocrates of Gela

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ancient Greek tyrant historical figure ruler

Hippocrates of Gela was a powerful early 5th-century BC tyrant of the Sicilian city of Gela, known for expanding its territory and influence through military campaigns.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hippocrates of Gela canonical	1
Hippocrates of Syracuse	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek tyrant ⓘ historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ
activePeriod	early 5th century BC ⓘ
appointedAsGeneral	Hieron I of Syracuse ⓘ surface form: Gelo of Syracuse
battle	campaign against Himera ⓘ campaign against Syracuse ⓘ
conflictWith	Himera ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ
continent	Sicily ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Gela ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek ⓘ
dateOfBirth	6th century BC ⓘ
dateOfDeath	491 BC ⓘ
diedInBattle	true ⓘ
era	Classical antiquity ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Greek ⓘ
expandedControlOver	Camarina ⓘ Leontini ⓘ Naxos ⓘ Zancle ⓘ
governmentType	tyranny ⓘ
knownFor	domination of southeastern Sicily ⓘ expansion of Gela’s power in Sicily ⓘ military campaigns in Sicily ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mentorOrPatronOf	Hieron I of Syracuse ⓘ surface form: Gelo of Syracuse
notableEvent	conquest of Zancle ⓘ death during campaign against Himera ⓘ Sicilian Expedition ⓘ surface form: siege of Syracuse subjugation of Leontini ⓘ
partOf	Greek tyrants of Sicily ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Himera ⓘ
positionHeld	ruler of Gela ⓘ tyrant of Gela ⓘ
predecessor	Cleander of Gela ⓘ
regionRuled	southeastern Sicily ⓘ
relative	Cleander of Gela ⓘ
ruledCity	Gela ⓘ
sibling	Cleander of Gela ⓘ
source	Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Herodotus ⓘ
successor	Hieron I of Syracuse ⓘ surface form: Gelo of Syracuse

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gela → notableRuler → Hippocrates of Gela ⓘ

Siege of Syracuse → commander → Hippocrates of Gela ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hippocrates of Syracuse