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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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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