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 modern Imera Settentrionale), between Panormus (modern Palermo) and Cephaloedium (modern …

Himera, ancient city on the northern Himeras (modern Grande) River, on the northern coast of Sicily. It was founded in about 649 bc by Syracusan exiles and Chalcidian inhabitants of Zancle (Messana).

The former Greek colony of Himera still stands in ruins to show that the millennia can't destroy history. Located near Campofelice and Termini Imerese, the city dates to 648 BC and held an elevated celebrated temple.

Mar 6, 2023 · But the new study, an analysis of degraded DNA from 54 corpses found in Himera’s recently unearthed west necropolis, found that the communal graves were largely occupied by professional soldiers from places as far-flung as those known today as …

In 480 B.C. Himera was the site of the famous battle between a league of Sicilian Greeks and the Carthaginians who, having been utterly defeated on that occasion (Herod. 7.165-67; Diod. 11.20f f and 13.62.1-4), returned to attack the Doric cities of Sicily in 409 B.C. Himera was razed to the ground and abandoned (Diod. 11.49.4; 13.62.4-5; 13.79 ...

After a fierce struggle in 480 B.C. on a coastal plain outside the Sicilian city of Himera, with heavy losses on both sides, the Greeks eventually won the day. As the years passed, the Battle of...

The first stop is the archaeological area of Himera, in Contrada Buonfornello in Termini Imerese (PA). It is a Greek city (of mixed origin) founded in 648 BC. The area developed quickly in terms of both infrastructure and population.

May 10, 2023 · Himera is a treasure chest where digging reveals history. This place began to emerge in 1861 when part of the Doric temple (Temple of Victory) was unearthed, to follow – between the 1920s and 1930s, investigations of the eastern necropolis and further investigations of the temple began.

A half-hour drive from Cefalù in the direction of Termini Imerese, we meet the archaeological area of Himera, the westernmost of the Greek colonies on the northern coast of Sicily. The three founders were Euclid, Simo and Sacone.

Himera, 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, between Panormus and Cephaloedium in the comune of Termini Imerese.