THRASYBULUS OF SYRACUSE

'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

|width=25% align=center|'Preceded by:'
'Hieron I'
|width=25% align=center|'Tyrant of Syracuse'
466 BC– 465 BC
|width=25% align=center|'Succeeded by:'
'''democracy'''
position next held
by Dionysius I in 405 BC
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