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Himera (Greek: Ἱμέρα), was a large and important ancient Greek city situated on the north coast of Sicily at the mouth of the river of the same name (the modern Imera Settentrionale), between Panormus (modern Palermo) and Cephaloedium (modern Cefalù) in the comune of Termini Imerese.
Himera, ancient city on the northern Himeras (modern Grande) River, on the northern coast of Sicily. It was founded in about 649 bc by Syracusan exiles and Chalcidian inhabitants of Zancle (Messana).
Dec 11, 2018 · Himera: the trigger for war. In 483 BC Theron, the Greek tyrant of Acragas and a key ally of Gelon, deposed the Carthaginian-aligned tyrant of Himera, a man called Terillus. Expelled, Terillus duly sought Carthaginian aid to help him recapture his city.
Oct 14, 2022 · In the 480 B.C. Battle of Himera, Greek forces defeated the invading Carthaginians in a victory that ushered in a period of peace and prosperity across their world.
Himera. Sicily, Italy, Europe. Tyrrhenian Coast. Founded in 648 BC by Greeks from Zankle (now Messina), the ruined city of Himera is rather disappointing compared with other Greek sites around Sicily.
In 480 B.C. Himera was the site of the famous battle between a league of Sicilian Greeks and the Carthaginians who, having been utterly defeated on that occasion (Herod. 7.165-67; Diod. 11.20f f and 13.62.1-4), returned to attack the Doric cities of Sicily in 409 B.C. Himera was razed to the ground and abandoned (Diod. 11.49.4; 13.62.4-5; 13.79 ...
Himera. The former Greek colony of Himera still stands in ruins to show that the millennia can't destroy history. Located near Campofelice and Termini Imerese, the city dates to 648 BC and held an elevated celebrated temple.
It was one of the ancient world's greatest battles, pitting a Carthaginian army commanded by the general Hamilcar against a Greek alliance for control of the island of Sicily. After a fierce...
Oct 4, 2022 · But the new study, an analysis of degraded DNA from 54 corpses found in Himera’s recently unearthed west necropolis, found that the communal graves were largely occupied by professional...
Apr 23, 2024 · An army comprised of men from all over the Greek world was mustered to match the Carthaginian threat. The two commercial powers used their wealth to defeat each other. The armies fought for hours, neither gaining the upper hand. The “barbarians,” as Herodotus calls them, held the field against the Greek coalition.
