Rise To Power
But it was not until Hippocrates was killed in a battle with the native Sicel tribe of Sicily at Hybla that Gelo’s rise to power began. Upon Hippocrates’ death his sons retained the throne, but the common people were tired of this family’s rule and revolted. Gelo quelled the revolt on the pretext of helping Hippocrates’ sons gain power. Instead, he took power for himself with the help of the army in 491 BC. The territory now under his control as tyrant included that of Gela, Naxos in the east, Zancle in the northeast, and Camarina in the south.
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