Gelon
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Gelon was a powerful early 5th-century BC Greek tyrant of Gela and later Syracuse, known for his military leadership against Carthage and for significantly expanding Syracuse’s influence in Sicily.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gelon canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek ruler
ⓘ
ruler of Gela ⓘ ruler of Syracuse ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| activeIn | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sicilian Greek cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | late 6th century BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 478 BC ⓘ |
| endTime | rule of Syracuse: 478 BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Deinomenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | early 5th century BC ⓘ |
| givenName | Gelon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
benefactor of Syracuse
ⓘ
powerful military commander ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
oligarchic-tyrannical rule
ⓘ
population transfers to strengthen Syracuse ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating Carthaginian forces at Himera
ⓘ
making Syracuse the dominant Greek city in Sicily ⓘ transferring population from Gela to Syracuse ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Deinomeneid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Greco-Punic wars in Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Himera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of Syracuse’s power in Sicily ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opponent | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Battle of Himera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
tyrant of Gela
ⓘ
tyrant of Syracuse ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruledFrom |
Gela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hieron I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polyzalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrasybulus of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
rule of Gela: c. 491 BC
ⓘ
rule of Syracuse: c. 485 BC ⓘ |
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