Claim: Leophron was the son of Anaxilas, tyrant of Rhegium and Messana, and  According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, he succeeded his father in the sovereign power.
Evidence: Leophron was the son of Anaxilas, tyrant of Rhegium and Messana. According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, he succeeded his father in the sovereign power.