{"slug": "gela", "label": "Gela", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gela", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39971", "qid": "Q39971", "description": "Italian comune", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [-687, -311], "span_label": ["688 BCE", "312 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}], "related": [{"slug": "syracuse-sicily", "label": "Syracuse, Sicily", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "sicily", "label": "Sicily", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "ancient-corinth", "label": "Ancient Corinth", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rhodes", "label": "Rhodes", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "crete", "label": "Crete", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "carthage", "label": "Carthage", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bubonic-plague", "label": "Bubonic plague", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -687, "year_label": "688 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "688 BC—Traditional date for the founding of Gela in Sicily by colonists from Rhodes and Crete.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368318910#Events_and_trends", "title": "680s BC", "revid": 1368318910, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -497, "year_label": "498 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "After the assassination of Cleander, tyrant of Gela, power is transferred to his brother, Hippocrates, who subdues the Sicels and conquers the Chalcidian cities of Callipoli, Leontini, Naxos and Zancle (now known as Messina). He also captures the Syracusan city of Camarina, but is prevented from capturing Syracuse itself when Corinth and Corcyra interferes in the war.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373138296#Sicily", "title": "498 BC", "revid": 1373138296, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -497, "year_label": "498 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Cleander, tyrant of Gela, assassinated c. 498 BC", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373138296#Deaths", "title": "498 BC", "revid": 1373138296, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -491, "year_label": "492 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "When Camarina, a Syracusan colony, rebels, Hippocrates, the tyrant of Gela, intervenes to wage war against Syracuse. After defeating the Syracusan army at the Heloros River, he besieges the city. However, he is persuaded by the intervention of forces from the Greek mainland city of Corinth to retreat in exchange for the possession of Camarina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172499#Sicily", "title": "492 BC", "revid": 1354172499, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -490, "year_label": "491 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Hippocrates, tyrant of Gela, loses his life in a battle against the Siculi, the native Sicilian people. He is succeeded as Tyrant of Gela by Gelo, who had been his commander of cavalry.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364322520#Sicily", "title": "491 BC", "revid": 1364322520, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -484, "year_label": "485 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Gelo, the tyrant of Gela, takes advantage of an appeal by the descendants of the first colonist of Syracuse, the Gamoroi, who had held power until they were expelled by the Killichiroi, the lower class of the city. He makes himself master of that city, leaving his brother Hieron to control Gela.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360598373#Sicily", "title": "485 BC", "revid": 1360598373, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}, {"year": -477, "year_label": "478 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Gelo, tyrant of the cities of Gela and Syracuse in Sicily", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129370#Deaths", "title": "478 BC", "revid": 1350129370, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -405, "year_label": "406 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "The Carthaginians again invade Sicily and attack Agrigentum (Acragas). Plague breaks out in their camp and Hannibal Mago dies. Himilco assumes command and captures Agrigentum (Acragas), Gela and Camarina. Gela is destroyed and its treasures sacked. The survivors take refuge in Syracuse. The plague is carried back to Carthage by its soldiers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350128825#Carthage", "title": "406 BC", "revid": 1350128825, "section": "Events › By place › Carthage"}}, {"year": -311, "year_label": "312 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Agathocles, fearing Gela would turn against him, took over the city, executed 4,000 leading Geloans he suspected of treason, and confiscated their property.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172925#Sicily", "title": "312 BC", "revid": 1354172925, "section": "Events › By place › Sicily"}}]}