nov 16, 485 BC - 485 BC - Gelon becomes tyrant of Syracuse
Description:
In the first half of the 5th century BC, the city, equipped with a large port, both commercial and military, owed its expansion to two tyrants of the Deinomenides family, Gelon, Gelon, who defeated the Carthaginians at Imera in 480 BC, and his brother Hiero, victorious against the Etruscans at Cuma in 474 BC.Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 16, 485 BC
Now
~ 2513 years ago