TY - JOUR
TI - Internal Politics in Syracuse, 330–317 BC
AU - Tokarczuk, Ryszard
TI - Internal Politics in Syracuse, 330–317 BC
AB - 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.
VL - 2012
IS - Volume 19
PY - 2013
SN - 1897-3426
C1 - 2084-3909
SP - 149
EP - 156
DO - 10.4467/20843909EL.12.009.0750
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/internal-politics-in-syracuse-330-317-bc
KW - Sicily
KW - Syracuse
KW - Agathocles
KW - tyranny