Gelōn (English spelling) Gelon

Japanese: Gelōn(英語表記)Gelon
Gelōn (English spelling) Gelon

…In the Greek city-states of Sicily, the population became mixed due to repeated colonization from various regions, and land ownership was concentrated in the hands of a few powerful nobles, leading to repeated factional strife among the nobles. Furthermore, the threat of external powers, especially Carthage in North Africa, encouraged the establishment of usurpations, and in the first half of the 5th century BC, tyrants such as Thērōn appeared in Akragas, Gelon in Syracuse, and Hiero I appeared. Under their leadership, the Greeks expelled the Carthaginian forces at the Battle of Himera in 480 BC. …

From Syracuse

…At first, the city was limited to the island of Orthygia, but it soon established its own colony. In 485 BC, the tyrant Gelon from Gela took advantage of internal conflicts to seize power and create a golden age. He expanded the city (founding Neapolis), and in 480 BC defeated his arch-rival Carthage at Himera, becoming the most powerful state in the Greek world. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gelōn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…シチリアにおけるギリシア人の都市国家ではたび重なる諸地域からの植民による住民層の混在が進み,また,少数の有力貴族への土地所有の集中がみられたことから,貴族間の党争が繰り返された。さらに,北アフリカのカルタゴを筆頭とする外部勢力の脅威は僭主政の成立を促し,前5世紀前半のアクラガスにはテロンThērōn,シラクサにゲロンGelōn,ヒエロン1世らの僭主が出現した。彼らの指導下にあったギリシア人は,前480年のヒメラの戦でカルタゴ勢力を駆逐した。…

【シラクザ】より

…当初その市域はオルテュギア島に限定されていたが,まもなく自らの植民都市を建設するまでになった。前485年,ゲラ出身の僭主ゲロンGelōnは内部の抗争に乗じて権力を掌握し,黄金時代を築く。市域の拡大(ネアポリスの建設)をはじめ,前480年には宿敵カルタゴをヒメラに破り,ギリシア世界で最強の国家となる。…

※「Gelōn」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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