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Gelo constructed a wall that ran from the fort of Achradina on the mainland to the sea, making Syracuse virtually impregnable.
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However, some were recruited from the Greek mainland, men who had most likely fought with Gelo at some point in the past, and their total number was said to be around 10, 000.
A contingent of Gelo ’ s men gained access to the Carthaginian camp by posing as allies from the nearby city of Selinus.
The riches collected from the Carthaginian camp, as well as the 2, 000 talents of silver that resulted from the peace treaty with Carthage, were dispersed by Gelo among his troops and his allies, with a large amount designated for the construction of a new temple in Syracuse.
But by defeating Hamilcar in 480 BC, Gelo managed to keep Sicily free from Carthaginian invasion for the next seventy years.
Greeks spotted them inside the Carthaginian camp from Himera and signaled Gelo.
Gelo, Theron and Hieron built public buildings using the slaves and spoils gained from the battle.
By 466 BC, the Sicilian Greek cities had broken away from the dominions of Gelo and Theron and had overthrown the tyrants ’ heirs, so in place of 3 Greek power blocks dominating Sicily ( those of Syracuse, Akragas and Rhegion ), 11 bickering Greek commonwealths came into being by 461 BC.
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Gelo quelled the revolt on the pretext of helping Hippocrates ’ sons gain power.
If, as many historians believe, the Persian and Carthaginian armies were in contact with each other, a defeat at Himera for Gelo could have led to a two pronged attack on the Greek mainland by the Persian and the Carthaginians, and perhaps to the eventual demise of Greek civilisation.
He was also active in the German GT Championship Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, winning the championship in 1977 for the Gelo Racing Team on Porsche 935.
The long-term imprint of the Commanches on the Indian and Hispanic culture has been demonstrated by scholars such as Gelo ( 2000 ) and Marez ( 2001 ).
Gelo and Syracuse
Gelo himself became the despot of the city, and moved many inhabitants of Gela, Kamarina and Megera to Syracuse, building the new quarters of Tyche and Neapolis outside the walls.
Gelo, tyrant of Syracuse, wants high command, but Sparta and Athens refuse.
* Gelo, the tyrant of Gela, takes advantage of an appeal by the descendants of the first colonist of Syracuse, the Gamoroi, who had held power until they were expelled by the Killichiroi, the lower class of the city, and makes himself master of that city, leaving his brother Hieron to control Gela.
* Gelo, the tyrant of Syracuse conquers the nearby Sicilian cities of Euboea and Megara Hyblaea, selling their common people into slavery and bringing their oligarchs to Syracuse.
* Hiero I ( Hieron ) becomes the Tyrant of Syracuse following the death of his brother Gelo.
* Gelo, tyrant of the cities of Gela and Syracuse in Sicily
Gelo ( or Gelon, died 478 BC, Greek: Γέλων ; gen: Γέλωνος ), son of Deinomenes, was a 5th century BC ruler of Gela and Syracuse and first of the Deinomenid rulers.
In 485 BC, the aristocracy of Syracuse called the Gamori, who had been forced out of the city by the common people, came to Gelo seeking his aid.
Seeing an opportunity for expansion, Gelo used his now large military force to capture the city of Syracuse with little or no resistance, reinstating the exiled Gamori.
Gelo now ruled as the new tyrant of Syracuse and left his brother Hiero to rule over Gela.
Along with grand building program in Syracuse, Gelo sought also to create a powerful mercenary army.
According to Herodotus, upon his return to his capital, Gelo organized a meeting with the people of Syracuse, and described to them his actions during the war with Hamilcar, and the manner in which he dispersed the spoils.
The people of Syracuse decided to keep Gelo as their tyrant, and he continued his reign in peace for the next two years.
Gelo died in 478 BC after ruling Syracuse for seven years.
Gelo ’ s first major contribution to Greek, and more specifically Sicilian, history was the foundation of Syracuse as his capital, which he turned into “ the greatest Greek city in the west .” The location of the city itself made it a prime spot for such a role.
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* Gelo, tyrant of Gela and Syracuse in the 5th century BC
Gelo, successor of Hippocrates, captured Syracuse and made the city his capital.
By using ethnic cleansing, deportation and enslavement, Gelo transformed the former Ionian cities into Dorian ones and made Syracuse the dominant power in Sicily.
To forestall any conflicts between Akragas and Syracuse, Gelo and Theron married into each others families, thus creating a united front against the Sicels and Ionian Greeks of Sicily.
Selinus and Rhegion also came to terms with Syracuse and Anaxilas married his daughter to Hieron I, brother of Gelo.
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The former, however, returned to power in 485 BC, thanks to the help of Gelo, ruler of Gela.
In the Battle of Himera, Gelo, who had allied with Theron of Agrigento, decisively defeated the African force led by Hamilcar.
However, during the Congress, Gelo has to withdraw due to Carthage's plans to invade Sicily.
He is succeeded as Tyrant of Gela by Gelo, who has been his commander of cavalry.
With the help of Gelo, the tyrant of Syracusae, and Theron of Akragas, the Carthaginians are defeated in the Battle of Himera.
They exerted the position of Major Cavalry and general of the infantry, D. Miguel de los Ríos and Marquess of Gelo, and those of Commander-in-chief of Artillery and Engineers, Brigadier is D. Antonio de la Cruz and D. Juan Bouligni.
Gelo was the son of Deinomenes.
Gelo was in all likelihood a priest of this cult.
Deinomenes consulted an oracle about the fates of his children, and was told that Gelo, Hieron and Thrasybulus were all destined to become tyrants.
Gelo fought in a number of the conflicts between the various tyrant kings of Sicily and earned a reputation as a formidable soldier.
But it was not until Hippocrates was killed in a battle with the native Sicel tribe of Sicily at Hybla that Gelo ’ s rise to power began.
Gelo ruled over Gela and his other territories in eastern Sicily peacefully for the next five years.
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