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Gelon
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Tyrant of Syracuse from 484 to 478 B.C.; rose from the ranks, gained a victory in 480 B.C. on the day of the battle of Salamis over a large host of Carthaginians who had invaded Sicily; d . 478 B.C., leaving behind him an honoured memory.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gelon'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gelon.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.