Timoleon
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Timoleon, son of Timodemus, of Corinth was a Greek statesman and general. He became a ruler of many Sicilian towns after expelling their local tyrants.
Coin of Timoleon (344–337 BC), with Zeus Eleutherios ('the liberator') and Pegasus
The assassination of Timophanes (Léon Comerre, 1874); Timoleon (at rear) covers his head with his cloak after having his own brother killed.
Timoleon sets sail for Sicily (as depicted in Children's Plutarch, 1900)
Sicily in 431 BC
Greek Theatre of Syracuse
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The Greek theatre of Syracuse lies on the south slopes of the Temenite hill, overlooking the modern city of Syracuse in southeastern Sicily, Italy. It was first built in the 5th century BC, rebuilt in
Aerial photo of the theatre
View of the theatre from the top
Rear view of scene building foundations and frontal view of the cavea
Inscriptions in the diazoma