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Gelon, son of Deinomenes, was a Greek tyrant of the Sicilian cities Gela and Syracuse, first of the Deinomenid rulers.
Portrait from Chronologisch geordneter Bildniss-Saal (1833) by Mark Karl Baldamus
Silver coin of Gelon, struck at the Syracuse mint, dated 480-478 BC. Obv: Charioteer and horses, goddess Nike flying above. Rev: Head of Arethusa, encircled by four dolphins.
Gela
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Gela is a city and comune in the Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province of Ca
Gelon
…Gelon (Ancient Greek: Γέλων; Sicilian: Jiluni, Giluni; c. 540–478 BC), son of Deinomenes, was a Greek tyrant of the Sicilian cities Gela and Syracuse, first of the Deinomenid rulers. Gelon was the son of Deinomenes. According to Herodotus, Gelon's ancestors came from the island of Telos…
Mura Timoleontee
Bagni greci di Gela, veduta dall'alto
Palazzo di Città
Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo