#omphake

I found out last week while doing research about ancient Sicily that there was a powerful tribe called the Omphake that had control of the Greek colony of Gela. This tribe was so powerful and controlled most of the grain supply in Western Sicily that they forced the Geloans to build them one of the largest palaces on Sicily with both Greek and native art inside. This shows that is important to remember Greeks are sometimes not as powerful as you think.