History of the Peloponnesian War

About the same time Lamis also came to Sicily with a colony from Megara and settled in a place called Trotilus, beyond the river Pantaeyas; but afterwards, having removed from there and joined the settlement of the Chalcidians at Leontini, he was a little later driven out by them, and then after colonizing Thapsus[*](A peninsula just north of Syracuse (now called Isola di Magnisi).) met his death. His followers were expelled from Thapsus and settled then at a place called Megara Hyblaea,[*](728 B.C.) since Hyblon, a Sicel king, gave up the land to them and led them to the site.

After dwelling there two hundred and forty-five years, they were driven out of the town and country by Gelon, tyrant of Syracuse. But before they were driven out, a hundred years after they had settled there, they founded Selinus,[*](628 B.C.) sending thither Pammilus, who came from the mother-city Megara and joined in the settlement.

In the forty-fifth year after the settlement of Syracuse Gela[*](689 B.C.) was founded by Antiphemus from Rhodes and Entimus from Crete, who together led out the colony The city got its name from the river Gela, but the place where the acropolis now is and which was the first to be fortified is called Lindii.[*](So called evidently from Lindus in Rhodes; cf. Hdt 1.cliii.)