Himera

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ancient Greek city

Himera was an ancient Greek city on the northern coast of Sicily, notable for its strategic location and its role in the Greco-Punic conflicts, including the famous Battle of Himera in 480 BCE.

Aliases (1)

Selinus ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek city →
alliedWith	Akragas → Syracuse →
attackedBy	Carthaginians →
borderedPoliticalSpheres	Greek Sicily → Punic Sicily →
culture	Greek →
currentSiteManagedBy	Parco Archeologico di Himera, Solunto e Iato →
defendedBy	Gelon of Syracuse → Theron of Akragas →
destroyedBy	Carthaginians →
destroyedInYear	409 BCE →
foundedAroundYear	648 BCE →
foundedBy	Greek colonists → colonists from Syracuse → colonists from Zancle →
foundedInCentury	7th century BCE →
hadSanctuaryOf	Athena → Zeus →
hasArchaeologicalSite	Temple of Victory at Himera → lower city excavation area → necropolis →
hasStrategicLocation	between Greek and Punic spheres of influence in Sicily →
knownFor	major Greek victory over Carthage in 480 BCE → role in Greco-Punic conflicts → urban planning of Greek colonial city →
locatedIn	Sicily →
locatedInCountry	Italy →
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Magna Graecia →
locatedInRegion	northern coast of Sicily →
locatedInValleyOf	Imera River NERFINISHED →
locatedNear	modern comune of Termini Imerese →
locatedOnCoastOf	Tyrrhenian Sea →
mentionedBy	Diodorus Siculus → Herodotus → Thucydides →
opposedBy	Hamilcar I of Carthage →
participatedInConflict	Greco-Punic wars →
partOf	Greek colonial network in the western Mediterranean →
primaryLanguage	Ancient Greek →
religion	ancient Greek polytheism →
siteOf	Battle of Himera (409 BCE) → Battle of Himera (480 BCE) →
successorSettlement	Thermae Himerenses → Thermae Himerenses (modern Termini Imerese) →
timeOfFlourishing	6th century BCE → early 5th century BCE →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Magna Graecia → Magna Graecia ("Selinus") →	hasPart
Naxos (Sicily) →	foundedColonies