# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/theron-of-acragas
# Generated: 2026-08-16T12:04:11.293Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/theron-of-acragas"
name: "Theron of Acragas"
slug: "theron-of-acragas"
description: "Theron, son of Aenesidemus, was a Greek tyrant of the town of Acragas in Sicily in Magna Graecia from 488 BC. According to Polyaenus, he came to power by using public funds allocated for the hire of private contractors meant to assist with a temple building project, to instead hire a personal group of bodyguards. With this force at his disposal, he was able to seize control of the town's government. He soon became an ally of Gelon, who at that time controlled Gela, and from 485 BC, Syracuse. Gelon later became Theron's son-in-law."
tagline: "Greek Sicilian tyrant of Acragas (died 473 BC)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Terone.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "-535"
deathDate: "-473"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.75
  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.17912533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Ферон (тиран Акраганта)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Терон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ter%C3%B3_d'Acragant"
    title: "Teró d'Acragant"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%B3n"
    title: "Thérón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theron_von_Akragas"
    title: "Theron von Akragas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%AE%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%BF_%CE%91%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82"
    title: "Θήρων ο Ακραγαντίνος"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theron_of_Acragas"
    title: "Theron of Acragas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terono_de_Akraganto"
    title: "Terono de Akraganto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ter%C3%B3n"
    title: "Terón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theron"
    title: "Theron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9ron_d'Acragas"
    title: "Théron d'Acragas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ter%C3%B3n"
    title: "Terón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akragaszi_Teron"
    title: "Akragaszi Teron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theron_dari_Akragas"
    title: "Theron dari Akragas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terone"
    title: "Terone"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3"
    title: "テロン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9ron_d'Acragas"
    title: "Théron d'Acragas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theroon_van_Akragas"
    title: "Theroon van Akragas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teron"
    title: "Teron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terone"
    title: "Terone"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tiruni"
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    title: "Teron iz Akraganta"
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    title: "Thérón z Akragantu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theron"
    title: "Theron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35451"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump