Battle of Himera (480 BC)
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The Battle of Himera, supposedly fought on the same day as the Battle of Salamis, or at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae, saw the Greek forces of Gelon, King of Syracuse, and Theron, tyrant
Romanticised representation of the Battle of Himera
Sicilian Wars
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The Sicilian Wars, or Greco-Punic Wars, were a series of conflicts fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse over control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean betwee
Battle of Himera (480 BC)
…Scholars also agree that the battle led to the crippling of Carthage's power in Sicily for many decades. It was one of the most important battles of the Sicilian Wars. The discovery in 2007 and 2008 of mass graves from the battle has confirmed the location and nature of the battle…
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