Already during his father's lifetime he had been appointed to the government of Himera, where, by his violent and arbitrary conduct, he alienated the citizens, so that they were close to revolt.
Už za života svojho otca bol poverený vedením mesta Himera, kde si kvôli svojej násilnej a svojvoľnej vláde znepriatelil miestnych občanov tak, že uvažovali o vzbure.