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When, however, Hippocrates, after a reign of the same length as
that of Cleander his brother, perished near the city Hybla, as he
was warring with the native Sicilians, then Gelo, pretending to
espouse the cause of the two sons of Hippocrates, Eucleides and
Cleander, defeated the citizens who were seeking to recover their
freedom, and having so done, set aside the children, and himself took
the kingly power. After this piece of good fortune, Gelo likewise
became master Syracuse, in the following manner. The Syracusan
landholders, as they were called, had been driven from their city by
the common people assisted by their own slaves, the Cyllyrians, and
had fled to Casmenae. Gelo brought them back to Syracuse, and so
got possession of the town; for the people surrendered themselves, and
gave up their city on his approach.
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