ancient city of Himera

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The ancient city of Himera was a Greek colony on the northern coast of Sicily, notable as the site of major battles between Greek and Carthaginian forces and for its important temples and archaeological remains.

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instanceOf ancient Greek city
archaeological site
allyOf Akragas NERFINISHED
Syracuse NERFINISHED
approximateFoundationDate 648 BC
country Italy
culture Ancient Greek
dedicatedDeity Athena NERFINISHED
other Olympian gods
destroyedBy Carthaginians NERFINISHED
destructionYear 409 BC
economyBasedOn agriculture
trade
excavatedBy Italian archaeologists
foundedBy Greek colonists
colonists from Syracuse
colonists from Zancle
foundedInCentury 7th century BC
governedAs Greek polis
hasFeature agora
city walls
necropolis
sanctuaries
hasStructureType Doric temple
hasTemple Temple of Athena NERFINISHED
Temple of Victory NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation important archaeological site of Sicily
language Greek
locatedIn Metropolitan City of Palermo NERFINISHED
Sicily
locatedNear Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED
modern town of Termini Imerese
locatedOn northern coast of Sicily
mentionedBy Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED
Herodotus NERFINISHED
modernSiteName Himera archaeological area NERFINISHED
nearRiver Imera Settentrionale NERFINISHED
notableFor archaeological remains
important temples
major battles between Greeks and Carthaginians
opponentIn Carthage NERFINISHED
partOf network of Greek colonies in Sicily
periodOfOccupation Archaic period
Classical period
populationType mixed Dorian and Chalcidian Greeks
region Magna Graecia NERFINISHED
religion ancient Greek religion
siteOf Battle of Himera (409 BC) NERFINISHED
Battle of Himera (480 BC) NERFINISHED

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Temple of Victory at Himera associatedWith ancient city of Himera