Thrasybulus of Syracuse

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Thrasybulus († after 467 BC, probably in Locri ) from the Deinomeniden family was in the 5th century BC. Tyrant of Syracuse for a short time .

Thrasybulus was a brother of Gelon and Hieron . After the death of his brother Hieron in 467/466 BC He became the tyrant of Syracuse. In 466 BC However, due to incompetence, he was expelled by the people of Syracuse, who now introduced a democratic form of government. This ended the time of the "Elder Tyranny" of Syracuse. He went into exile in Locri in Italy, where he presumably also died.

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predecessor Office successor
Hieron I. Tyrant of Syracuse
467–466 BC Chr.
Dionysius I.