GELON

jēˈlŏn, d. 478 b.c., Greek Sicilian ruler. As tyrant of Gela, his native city, he interfered in the struggle for power in Syracuse (485 b.c.) and made himself the leader of the popular party there. From that time he ruled Syracuse and dominated Greek Sicily. In 480 b.c., Hamilcar and his Carthaginians attacked Sicily in great force, landing at Panormus and advancing to besiege Gelon's father-in-law, Theron of Acragas, in Himera. Gelon came to his aid and crushed the Carthaginian army, which was the first great blow to Punic prestige. It is celebrated by Pindar in his great First Pythian. Gelon was succeeded by his brother Hiero I.

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Simonides: A Historical Study
Book by John H. Molyneux; Bolchazy-Carducci, 1992
Subjects: Epigrams, Greek--History And Criticism, Poets, Greek--Biography, Simonides--Ca. 556-467 B.C
...summary of the literary evidence. As regards Gelon, the Pindaric scholium referring to his...Diodorus60 mentions a gold tripod dedicated by Gelon at Delphi after the battle of Himera...mentions a gold tripod and Nike dedicated by Gelon at Delphi at the time of Xerxes invasions...
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The Archaeology of Ancient Sicily
Book by R. Ross Holloway; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Antiquities, Prehistoric--Italy--Sicily, Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Sicily, Sicily (Italy)--Antiquities, Sicily (Italy)--Civilization--Greek Influences
...The leaders of these two families were Gelon and Hieron, tyrants of Syracuse, and...were an age of splendor in both capitals. Gelon, a descendant of that Telines who had...Gela and Camarina to Catane and Leontini. Gelon became cavalry commander under Hippocrates...
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The Western Greeks: The History of Sicily and South Italy from the Foundation of the Greek Colonies to 480 B.C
Book by T. J. Dunbabin; Clarendon Press, 1948
Subjects: Greece--Colonies--Italy
...Geloan alliance, but he had not the resources which Gelon controlled. When Gelon won Syracuse and built up his fleet of 200 ships...then or earlier, as a counter to the alliance of Gelon and Theron, he married Kydippe daughter of Terillos...
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The Immense Majesty: A History of Rome and the Roman Empire
Book by Thomas W. Africa; Harlan Davidson, 1991
Subjects: Rome--History
...at Gela passed to one of his generals, Gelon, who is a major figure in Sicilian history...Syracuse, the ousted oligarchs ap- pealed to Gelon for aid. The tyrant restored order in...military empire. In some Greek towns, Gelon deported the population, transporting...
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Carthage
Book by B. H. Warmington; Frederick A. Praeger, 1960
Subjects: Carthage (Extinct city)--History
...Carthaginian Sicily became more difficult when Gelon made an alliance with another tyrant...The decisive moment in the growth of Gelon's power came in 485. In this year the...revolution a few years earlier, appealed to Gelon for help. He took over the city without...
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L'horreur En Expansion. Genetique De la << Grillade Des Moutards >> Dans Salammbo
Journal article by Eric Le Calvez; The Romanic Review, Vol. 90, 1999
Subjects: Flaubert, Gustave--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Human sacrifice--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Salammbo (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...370 avant Jesus-Christ). Malgre la condition imposee par Gelon (440), dans la guerre contre Agathocles (309), on brula...malgre les defenses dimmolations denfants faites par Darius et Gelon -- on en brula dans la guerre dAgathocles (Diodore) 200 sans...
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Jacques Dupin and the Rhetoric of Landscape Poetry
Journal article by Maryann De Julio; Symposium, Vol. 41, 1987
Subjects: Dupin, Jacques
...points out, the science of rhetoric (as metalanguage) is proprietory in origin. Around 485 B.C., two Sicilian tyrants, Gelon and Hieron, conducted deportations and expropriations of properties and peoples. When the tyrants were overthrown by a democratic...


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Hair Clippings Could Bring Damaged Nerves Back to Life; Barber Shop Cure: Hair Clippings
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 15, 2008
Subjects: Keratin
...trauma victims regain movement in their damaged limbs. Scientists at Wake Forest University in North Carolina tested the keratin gelon animals and found it speeded up the repair process. We found that nerves repaired more quickly nerves include microsurgery...
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I Owe My Life to Speaker JdV, Zamboangena Reporter Says
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2005
...took here in his outreach program then headed by Dr. Teresita de Venecia. Corre now lives with her Samarena friend Vanesa Gelon - Israel in a rented apartment owned by Bonuan Gueset Councilman Angel Gumarang. She helps Vanesa tend a small store and keeps...


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encyclopedia articles on: Gelon  - 10 results

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Gelon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GELON je lon, d. 478 b.c., Greek Sicilian...in-law, Theron of Acragas, in Himera. Gelon came to his aid and crushed the Carthaginian...celebrated by Pindar in his great First Pythian. Gelon was succeeded by his brother Hiero I...
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Hamilcar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Carthaginian general. Little is known of him, although he was a member of the powerful Barca family. He commanded an army against Gelon and the Greeks in Sicily, who severely defeated him (480 b.c.) at Himera. Hamilcar was killed in the battle...
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Greece
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the hold established by their families was short-lived. Pisistratus, Hipparchus, and Hippias in Athens and the later Gelon, Dionysius the Elder, and Dionysius the Younger in Sicily were typical tyrants. On the Greek mainland the tyrannies soon...
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Himera
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...north coast of Sicily, founded by Greeks in the 7th cent. b.c. Here in 480 b.c. (a traditional date) forces led by Gelon routed the Carthaginians led by Hamilcar. Years later the Carthaginians destroyed (409 b.c.) the city. The citizens moved...
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Syracuse , City, Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...colonists from Corinth, Syracuse grew rapidly and soon founded colonies of its own. Its democratic government was suppressed by Gelon , tyrant of Gela, who took possession of the city in 485 b.c. Under his rule, marked by a great victory (480 b.c...
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