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Simonides commemorated victories by
Theron and
other Acragantines,
which provide insights into
Acragantine identity and
ideology at this time. Gr**** literary...
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Phalaris (Gr****: Φάλαρις) was the
tyrant of
Akragas (now Agrigento) in
Sicily in
Magna Graecia, from
approximately 570 to 554 BC.
Phalaris was renowned...
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anxious to
establish at Agrigentum.
Because the
ironic epitaph on the "
Acragantine Acron" is
among the most
replete jeux de mot on record, it so challenges...
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Ofonius Tigellinus (c. 10 – 69) was a
prefect of the
Roman imperial bodyguard,
known as the
Praetorian Guard, from 62
until 68,
during the
reign of emperor...
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Carcinus (Gr****: Καρκίνος) was an
Ancient Gr****
tragedian from Thoricus, the son of the
playwright Xenocles and
grandson of Carcinus.
Another Xenocles...
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Theron (Gr****: Θήρων, gen.: Θήρωνος; died 473 BC), son of Aenesidemus, was a Gr****
tyrant of the town of
Acragas in
Sicily in
Magna Graecia from 488 BC...
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sailed back to
Sicily with
colonists to
found Cale Acte. This
angered the
Acragantines, who were
envious of
Syracusans and
accused them of
releasing their common...
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Phintias was an
ancient Gr****
tyrant of the
Sicilian town of
Acragas (c. 288 - 279 BC) in
Magna Graecia. He
appears to have
established his
power over...
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Empedocles (/ɛmˈpɛdəkliːz/;
Ancient Gr****: Ἐμπεδοκλῆς; c. 494 – c. 434 BC, fl. 444–443 BC) was a Gr**** pre-Socratic
philosopher and a
native citizen of...
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Telemachus was the
mythical leader of a 554 BC
general uprising in the Gr**** city-state of Acragas, Sicily,
Magna Graecia,
which culminated in the overthrow...
