Panaitios of Leontinoi

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Panaitios was a tyrant of the ancient Greek city ​​of Leontinoi in Sicily towards the end of the 7th century BC. Chr.

Panaitios was the first tyrant of Sicily known by name. During social unrest in Leontinoi he was supported by the poorer classes against the aristocratic cavalry. So he could about 615 or 609 BC. Seize power in Leontinoi and become sole ruler.

literature

  • Moses I. Finley , Denis Mack Smith, Christopher Duggan: History of Sicily and the Sicilians. 2nd, revised and bibliographically revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-406-42056-7 .
personal data
SURNAME Panaitios of Leontinoi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Panaitios
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tyrant of Leontinoi
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr.