Thrasybulus of Syracuse

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Thrasybulus was a short-lasting tyrant who ruled Syracuse for eleven months[1] during 466 and 465 BC. He was the brother of the the previous tyrant Hiero , who seized power of Syracuse by convincing Gelon's son to give up his claim to Syracusean power and instead pursue a life of pleasure. The other members of the Deinomenid family overthrew him, but members of the party who they used to seize power from Thrasybulus overthrew the Deinomenids and established a democracy.[2]

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  1. ^ Aristotle's The Politics 5.1315b
  2. ^ Aristotle's The Politics 5.1312b
Preceded by:
Hieron I		 Tyrant of Syracuse
466 BC– 465 BC		 Succeeded by:
democracy
position next held
by Dionysius I in 405 BC
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