Herodotus' Histories

Theron

Family: Sicilian · Role: ruler of the Agrigentines · First appears: Book 7 · §163–169

Life events

  • Theron drove Terillos out of Himera.(Book 7 · §163–169 · 📍 Himera)
    • With: Terillos
    • “Terillos, the son of Crinippos and despot of Himera, having been driven out of Himera by Theron the son of Ainesidemos the ruler of the Agrigentines”
  • Gelon and Theron defeated Amilcas, who disappeared and was never found alive or dead.(Book 7 · §163–169 · 📍 Sicily)
    • With: Gelon Amilcas
    • “Gelon and Theron were victorious over Amilcas the Carthaginian on the very same day when the Hellenes were victorious at Salamis over the Persian. And this Amilcas ... disappeared, as I am informed; for neither alive nor dead did he appear again anywhere upon the earth”

Book 7 · §163–169

  • parent: Ainesidemos “Theron the son of Ainesidemos”
  • with Gelon (They fought on the same side against Amilcas.) “Gelon and Theron were victorious over Amilcas the Carthaginian on the very same day”
  • enemies with Terillos “Terillos, the son of Crinippos and despot of Himera, having been driven out of Himera by Theron the son of Ainesidemos”
  • enemies with Amilcas “Gelon and Theron were victorious over Amilcas the Carthaginian on the very same day”

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