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    Himera (Greek: Ἱμέρα), was a large and important ancient Greek city situated on the north coast of Sicily at the mouth of the river of the same name (the...
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  • Battle of Himera may refer to the following battles fought in Sicily: Battle of Himera (480 BC), fought near the city Himera Battle of the Himera River (446...
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    The Battle of Himera (480 BC), supposedly fought on the same day as the Battle of Salamis, or at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae, saw the Greek...
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  • Himera may refer to: Himera, an ancient Greek city of Sicily Battle of Himera (480 BC), the 480 BC battle at the site Battle of Himera (409 BC), the 409...
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  • Battle of the Himera River may refer to: Battle of the Himera River (311 BC) Battle of the Himera River (446 BC) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    The Battle of the Himera River was fought in 311 BC between Carthage and Syracuse near the mouth of the Himera river (the modern Salso river). Hamilcar...
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    great Carthaginian defeat of 480 BC, the Second Battle of Himera was fought near the city of Himera in Sicily in 409 between the Carthaginian forces under...
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  • Carthaginians when he defeated the tyrant Terillus at Himera. Seeking a powerful ally to assist in recapturing Himera, Terillus went to Carthage for assistance....
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    Temple of Victory (Greek Nikē) is a Greek temple of the ancient city of Himera in Magna Graecia located in the archaeological area of Termini Imerese,...
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  • Chimera (Russian: Химера) is the eighth studio album by Russian heavy metal band Aria and the last to feature vocalist Valery Kipelov. Valery Kipelov –...
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    him to leave Crete. He came to Sicily and was naturalized as a citizen of Himera, Magna Graecia. He won the Olympic dolichos ("long race") of 472 BC and...
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    from Eretria, Cypselus leaves Karystus 650 Syracuse annexes Pantalica 648 Himera is founded by Zancleans 645–560 Spartan wars with Tegea all unsuccessful...
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    Around 483 BC, Theron invaded and conquered Himera, Acragas’ neighbour to the north. The tyrant of Himera, Terillus joined his son-in-law, Anaxilas of...
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  • Ethiopia. The name of the city and airport may also be transliterated as Himera or Himora. Humera Airport is located at 13°49′49″N 036°52′54″E / 13.83028°N...
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  • of Himera and Anaxilas sought help from Carthage, but Gelon and Teron gathered all the Siceliot forces on Sicily for a decisive engagement at Himera in...
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    Salsu/Sarsu), also known as the Imera Meridionale (Greek: Ἱμέρας; Latin Himera), is a river of Sicily. It rises in the Madonie Mountains (Latin: Nebrodes...
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    Solus had fallen under Carthaginian control. The growth of Selinus and Himera during this period indicates the Carthaginians and Greeks did not confront...
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  • Magonid, "King" of Carthage, led the Carthaginian forces at the Battle of Himera in 480 BC during the First Sicilian War Hamilcar, a general against Timoleon...
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  • army was destroyed and Hamilcar killed in the Battle of Himera by the combined armies of Himera, Akragas and Syracuse under Gelo. Carthage made peace with...
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    leader, Hamilcar, Carthage sends across a large army. The Greek city of Himera in Sicily, in its quarrel with Akragas, enlists Carthaginian support. With...
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    The Battle of the Himera River was fought in 446 BC between Syracuse and Acragas near the Himera river. The latter had declared war on Syracuse because...
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    Akrillai Apollonia Calacte Casmenae Catana Gela Helorus Henna Heraclea Minoa Himera Hybla Gereatis Hybla Heraea Kamarina Leontinoi Megara Hyblaea Messana Naxos...
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    strengthened it with walls. On the northern coast of the island, the people of Himera elected him general with absolute power, in spite of the warnings of the...
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    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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    tyrant of Syracuse, defeated the Carthaginian invasion at the Battle of Himera. The Persians were decisively defeated at sea by a primarily Athenian naval...
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    son-in-law. Theron went to war with the city of Selinunte and the tyrant of Himera, Terillus. His kingdom covered a big part of Western Sicily, as a numismatic...
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    judicial district. It's culturally interesting for the close Greek ruins of Himera, its numerous churches, Roman ruins, prehistorical finds and the annual...
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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...
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    following the severing of its ties to Tyre following the 480 BCE Battle of Himera. Like Hadad, Baʿal Hammon was a fertility god. Inscriptions about Punic...
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    who were changed into trees Himeriai Naiades Local springs at the town of Himera, Sicily Hydaspides Hydaspers River, India nurses of infant Zagreus Idaean...
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