Gelon also known as Gelo (Greek: Γέλων Gelon, gen.: Γέλωνος; died 478 BC), son of Deinomenes, was a Greek tyrant of the Sicilian cities Gela and Syracuse...
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Graphium gelon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in New Caledonia and the nearby Loyalty Islands. Graphium gelon and related species...
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Gelón ( Uzbek. Gelon / Gelon ) is an urban-type settlement in the Shakhrisabz district of the Qashqadaryo Region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The kishlak...
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Gelon of Laconia was an ancient Greek athlete listed by Eusebius of Caesarea as a victor in the stadion race of the 44th Olympiad (604 BC). He was already...
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son of Deinomenes, the brother of Gelon and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, from 478 to 467 BC. In succeeding Gelon, he conspired against a third brother...
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Vladimir Semenkovich (redirect from Gelons and Mordvins)
Vladimir Nikolayevich Semenkovich (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Семенкович, 1861 – 1932) was a Russian ethnologist and archaeologist, best known for his...
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describes Aristarchus's heliocentric model. Archimedes wrote: You, King Gelon, are aware the universe is the name given by most astronomers to the sphere...
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crucial pass guarding the heart of Greece for several days; at the same time Gelon, tyrant of Syracuse, defeated the Carthaginian invasion at the Battle of...
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Bargasus Bolbe Olynthus Celtine Celtus Chalciope Thessalus Chania, nymph Gelon The Scythian dracaena or Echidna Agathyrsus Gelonus Scythes Epicaste Thestalus...
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Chamoux-sur-Gelon (French pronunciation: [ʃamu syʁ ʒəlɔ̃]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France...
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at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae, saw the Greek forces of Gelon, King of Syracuse, and Theron, tyrant of Agrigentum, defeat the Carthaginian...
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Gayant (section Jehan Gelon)
century, the townsmen of Scarpe asked for Jehan Gelon to help them if the city were attacked by barbarians. Gelon advised them to take refuge in the tower and...
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its King Leonidas. Gelon, tyrant of Syracuse, wanted high command, but Sparta and Athens refused. However, during the Congress, Gelon had to withdraw due...
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illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. He was a former general of Pyrrhus of Epirus and an important figure of...
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English translation of Archimedes's text: You are now aware ['you' being King Gelon] that the "universe" is the name given by most astronomers to the sphere...
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officially used by any of the tyrants until Agathocles adopted the title in 304. Gelon I (485 BCE–478 BCE) Hiero I (478 BCE–466 BCE) Thrasybulus (466 BCE–465 BCE)...
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is unknown), but died there and was succeeded by Gelon in 491 BC or 490 BC. After six years, Gelon conquered Syracuse without resistance (485 BC or 484...
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condemned to exile. 5th century BC: maximum splendor of Syracuse. 480 BC: Gelon, tyrant of Syracuse, defeated the troops of Carthage at Himera, in the north...
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just three sentences, which Thomas Heath translates as follows: You [King Gelon] are aware that "universe" is the name given by most astronomers to the...
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century BCE philosopher Theophrastus claimed that the Syracusan tyrant Gelon had demanded that the Carthaginians abandon the practice after he defeated...
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Cevins Challes-les-Eaux Chambérypref La Chambre Chamousset Chamoux-sur-Gelon Champagneux Champagny-en-Vanoise Champ-Laurent Chanaz La Chapelle La Chapelle-Blanche...
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alternative hypothesis to geocentrism: You are now aware ['you' being King Gelon] that the "universe" is the name given by most astronomers to the sphere...
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overthrown by Terillus 485 Gelon annexes Syracuse (Except Kamarina and Licodia), Gela is given to Hieron 484 Kamarina is destroyed by Gelon 484 Aeschylus, Athenian...
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made himself tyrant of Acragas around 488 BC. He formed an alliance with Gelon, tyrant of Gela and Syracuse. Around 483 BC, Theron invaded and conquered...
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Aristarchus advanced the heliocentric model. Archimedes wrote: You [King Gelon] are aware the 'universe' is the name given by most astronomers to the sphere...
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(expelled) Cleander, 505-498 BC (assassinated) Hippocrates, 498-491 BC Gelon, 491-485 BC Hieron I, 485-466 BC Polyzalus, fl. c. 476 BC Artemisia I of...
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Deinomenes was the father of Hieron I, Gelo (or Gelon), Thrasyboulos, and Polyzelos. The historian Herodotus writes that his ancestors came from the island...
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Eusebius 44 § 604 BC Boys' Wrestling Hetoimokles Sparta 44 § 604 BC Stadion Gelon Sparta Eusebius 45 § 600 BC Stadion Antikrates Epidauros Eusebius 45 § 600...
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Alara Dana Knutson 23 1999 Mercadian Masques 2006 Dissension [68] Daniel Gelon 62 1993 Alpha 2006 Time Spiral n/a Daniel Ljunggren 103 2010 Worldwake 2016...
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Cevins Challes-les-Eaux Chambérypref La Chambre Chamousset Chamoux-sur-Gelon Champagneux Champagny-en-Vanoise Champ-Laurent Chanaz La Chapelle La Chapelle-Blanche...
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