Internal Politics in Syracuse, 330–317 BC

• Authors: Ryszard Tokarczuk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

There is a certain difficulty in attempts to describe the period in Syracuse between the death of Timoleon and the coming to power of Agathocles. It was a time of great turmoil and political instability – Syracuse would reappear after 317 BC as a tyranny. This article is a review of the events and causes that shaped the final outcome. The main points of interests are: an attempt to describe a type of government present in the given period, especially the function of the group of the so-called “Six Hundred Noblest,” and the career of Agathocles, an exemplary one considering the political realities of the time

Keywords

EN

Sicily; Syracuse; Agathocles; tyranny

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Electrum
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 19
• Pages: 149–156

Dates

online

2013-01-22

Contributors

author

Ryszard Tokarczuk

Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/20843909EL.12.009.0750