Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . r. Hecalled himself a man of ^Etna, and as Hieron of^tna he won some of his victories in the though he never ventured to call himself kingat Syracuse, he set up his young son Deinomenes asKing of JEtna. The best side of Hieron is seen out of Sicily,where he carries on Gelons work as a champion ofHellas against barbarians. Gelon hardly meddled inItalian affairs. Hieron, early in his reign. In 477,was able, without striking a blow, to save Lokroifrom a threatened attack by Anaxilas of Rhegionand Zankle. And in 474 he did a work which isplaced akx

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Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . r. Hecalled himself a man of ^Etna, and as Hieron of^tna he won some of his victories in the though he never ventured to call himself kingat Syracuse, he set up his young son Deinomenes asKing of JEtna. The best side of Hieron is seen out of Sicily,where he carries on Gelons work as a champion ofHellas against barbarians. Gelon hardly meddled inItalian affairs. Hieron, early in his reign. In 477,was able, without striking a blow, to save Lokroifrom a threatened attack by Anaxilas of Rhegionand Zankle. And in 474 he did a work which isplaced akxigside of the day of Himera. TheGreeks of Italy were often hard pressed by thebarbarians ; above all, Kyme was threatened by the REIGN OF HIE RUN. 85 Etruscans. Hieron sent help to the Greeks, and thefleets of Syracuse and Kymc won a great victory,which did much to break the Etruscan power, andgave Kyme a time of peace and prosperity. Butan attempt to plant a Syracusan colony on the islandof Pithekoussa or Ischia failed. In the British.

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