Timoleon

Timoleon in Wikipedia

Timoleon (Greek: Τιμολέων), son of Timodemus, of Corinth (ca. 411–337 BCE) was a Greek statesman and general. As the champion of Greece against Carthage he is closely connected with the history of Sicily, especially Syracuse. Early life When his brother Timophanes, whose life he had saved in battle, took possession of the acropolis of Corinth and...

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Timoleon in Wikipedia

(Τιμολέων). The son of Timodemus or Timaenetus and Demaristé. He belonged to one of the noblest families at Corinth. His early life was stained by a dreadful deed of blood. We are told that so ardent was his love of liberty that when his brother Timophanes endeavoured to make himself tyrant of their native city, Timoleon murdered him rather than al...

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