%0 Journal Article
%T Internal Politics in Syracuse, 330–317 BC
%A Tokarczuk, Ryszard
%J ELECTRUM
%V 2012
%R 10.4467/20843909EL.12.009.0750
%N Volume 19
%P 149-156
%K Sicily, Syracuse, Agathocles, tyranny
%@ 1897-3426
%D 2013
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/internal-politics-in-syracuse-330-317-bc
%X 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.