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{{Short description|Tyrant of the Sicilian city of Gela from c. 505 to 498 BC}} |
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'''Cleander''' (died [[498 BC]]) was the first tyrant of [[Gela]]. In [[505 BC]] he took power by overthrowing the Dorian government, which had been ruling the city for decades. He began the modernization of his hometown but was killed in 498 BC by [[Sabello]], a Gelan who wanted to reinstitute [[democracy]]. His attempt failed however, as power was taken over by Cleander's brother [[Hippocrates of Gela|Hippocrates]]. |
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'''Cleander''' ({{langx|el|Κλέανδρος}}) was a [[tyrant]] who ruled the [[Sicily|Sicilian]] city of [[Gela]], [[Magna Graecia]], which had been previously subject to an [[oligarchy]]. He founded the Pantarid dynasty, reigning for seven years, and was murdered in 498 BC by a citizen of Gela named Sabyllus who wanted to see the introduction of democracy in the city. Instead power was transferred to Cleander’s brother, [[Hippocrates of Gela]]. |
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It has been suggested that Cleander was responsible for building Gela's first city wall due to a problematic relationship with the native Sicels,<ref>Asheri, D., 'Carthaginians and Greeks' CAH vol. IV (1988) 739-90</ref> a situation thought to have been caused by Cleander himself.<ref>Dunbabin, T.J., The Western Greeks (1948) 380 although this has been disputed: Griffin, M.J., The Tyrannies in the Greek Cities of Sicily: 505-466 BC, PhD thesis, University of Leeds (2005) 108-110</ref> |
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==References== |
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*{{SmithDGRBM|title=Cleander (1)|page=778}} |
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|width=25% align=center|'''Succeeded by:'''<br>'''[[Hippocrates of Gela|Hippocrates]]''' |
|width=25% align=center|'''Succeeded by:'''<br>'''[[Hippocrates of Gela|Hippocrates]]''' |
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Latest revision as of 04:38, 27 October 2024
Cleander (Greek: Κλέανδρος) was a tyrant who ruled the Sicilian city of Gela, Magna Graecia, which had been previously subject to an oligarchy. He founded the Pantarid dynasty, reigning for seven years, and was murdered in 498 BC by a citizen of Gela named Sabyllus who wanted to see the introduction of democracy in the city. Instead power was transferred to Cleander’s brother, Hippocrates of Gela.
It has been suggested that Cleander was responsible for building Gela's first city wall due to a problematic relationship with the native Sicels,[1] a situation thought to have been caused by Cleander himself.[2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Cleander (1)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 778.