name, no mention of it is found in the works of Thucydides, who says that Himera was the only Greek colony on this coast of the island. It is possible that...

dating to the 6th century BC, with archaeological finds including coins from Himera, Carthaginian remains and a Hellenistic necropolis. In the 4th century it...

Studies 110 (1990:26-42). Pausanias (ix.2.3) reports that "Stesichorus of Himera says that the goddess cast a deer-skin round Actaeon to make sure that his...

repairing his battered fleet. The Carthaginians marched along the coast to Himera, making camp before engaging in battle against the forces of Syracuse and...

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important colony was in Syracuse; others grew up at Akragas, Selinunte, Gela, Himera and Zancle. The native Sicani and Sicel peoples became absorbed into the...

clash against the Carthaginians, who ruled western Sicily. In the Battle of Himera, Gelo, who had allied with Theron of Agrigento, decisively defeated the...

Temple of Juno Sospita Temple of Piety Temple of Spes Temple of Victory (Himera) Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Temple of Caesar Temple of Castor and...

bridge failures. The General (1926 film): The fictional Rock River bridge, a wooden trestle bridge purpose-built for the film, is set on fire and later collapses...

from Palermo that Hamilcar I's fleet (which was defeated at the Battle of Himera) was launched. In 409 BC the city was looted by Hermocrates of Syracuse...

of the First Persian invasion of Greece Siege of Paros (489 BC) Siege of Himera (480 BC) – Sicilian Wars Siege of Potidaea (480 BC) – Second Persian invasion...

lyric poet Ergoteles (5th century BC) Olympic runner of Knossos, migrant to Himera, Sicily. Kresilas (5th century BC) sculptor, famous for his "Pericles statue"...

predominantly inhabited by the Afar Mudaito having the city is divided into Assa-himera, Galeya, Dar, Koorha, and Issa. Centuries prior the Issa dynasty of Aussa...

similar to that of the Missouri-Mississippi rivers. Another, the Samara/Himera Vallis system, is 1800 km long. Many of the long chains of lakes are found...

on the island's eastern coast, but the Greeks prevailed at the Battle of Himera. A long struggle ensued with intermittent warfare between Syracuse led by...

a wetter climate, more groundwater, or some of each factor. The Samara/Himera lake-chain system is about 1800 km long; the Parara/Loire valley network...