Battle of Himera

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Himera was a major clash in 480 BC during the Greco-Punic Wars in which Greek city-states of Sicily decisively defeated Carthaginian forces, helping to secure Greek dominance in the western Mediterranean.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Himera canonical	5
Battle of Himera (480 BCE)	3
Battle of Himera (409 BCE)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
associatedPolity	Akragas ⓘ Carthage ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ
associatedWith	Greek–Carthaginian conflicts ⓘ Syracuse–Carthage rivalry ⓘ
belligerent	Carthage ⓘ Greek city-states of Sicily ⓘ
chronologicalContext	occurred in same year as Battle of Salamis ⓘ occurred in same year as Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ
combatant	Akragas ⓘ Carthaginian Empire ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ
commandedBy	Hieron I of Syracuse ⓘ surface form: Gelo of Syracuse Hamilcar I of Carthage ⓘ surface form: Hamilcar the Magonid Theron of Akragas ⓘ
conflictOf	Greco-Punic wars ⓘ surface form: Greco-Punic Wars
consequence	enhanced prestige of Gelo of Syracuse ⓘ temporary check on Carthaginian influence in Sicily ⓘ
date	480 BC ⓘ
describedIn	works of Herodotus ⓘ surface form: Herodotus, Histories
era	Classical Greece ⓘ
foughtNear	north coast of Sicily ⓘ
historicalRegion	Magna Graecia ⓘ
languageOfSources	Ancient Greek ⓘ
location	Himera ⓘ Sicily ⓘ
opponentCommander	Hamilcar I of Carthage ⓘ surface form: Hamilcar the Magonid
outcome	Carthaginian commander Hamilcar killed ⓘ Carthaginian expedition defeated ⓘ
partOf	Greco-Punic wars ⓘ surface form: Greco-Punic Wars
placeInHistory	secured Greek dominance in western Mediterranean ⓘ
primaryGreekLeader	Gelo of Syracuse ⓘ Theron of Akragas ⓘ
primaryOpposingPower	Carthaginian Empire ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Salamis ⓘ Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ
result	Greek victory ⓘ
significance	decisive Greek victory over Carthage in Sicily ⓘ
strategicEffect	limited Carthaginian expansion in Sicily ⓘ strengthened position of Syracuse ⓘ
theatre	Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) ⓘ surface form: Sicilian theatre of Greco-Punic Wars Western Mediterranean ⓘ
timePeriod	5th century BC ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	land battle ⓘ
year	480 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akragas → participatedIn → Battle of Himera ⓘ

Himera → siteOf → Battle of Himera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Himera (480 BCE)

Himera → siteOf → Battle of Himera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Himera (409 BCE)

Gelon of Gela → notableEvent → Battle of Himera ⓘ

Gelon of Gela → participantIn → Battle of Himera ⓘ

Theron of Akragas → conflict → Battle of Himera ⓘ

Temple of Olympian Zeus → builtAfter → Battle of Himera ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Olympian Zeus (Akragas)

Deinomenid dynasty → notableEvent → Battle of Himera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Himera (480 BCE)

Deinomenid family → notableEvent → Battle of Himera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Himera (480 BCE)