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Timoleon d.c.337BC
Greek statesman and General of Corinth

He overthrew the tyranny of his brother Timophanes, and retired from public life. But when Dionysius the Younger and others tried to establish themselves in Syracuse, he returned. He manoeuvred Dionysius into abdication and fought the Carthaginians, who were supporting the other tyrants, defeating them at the Crimessus in 341BC. He then promptly retired again, having taken measures to stabilize the economy of Greek Sicily.