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
Ancient Carthage
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Ancient Carthage was an ancient civilization based in North Africa. It grew from a small settlement in present-day Tunisia into the Carthaginian Empire, a major power that dominated the western half o
Battle of Himera (480 BC)
…of Himera Date 480 BC Location Himera, Sicily Result Greek victory Syracusan hegemony of Sicily Belligerents Syracuse Akragas Caucasian mercenaries Carthage Commanders and leaders Gelo Theron Hamilcar † Strength Unknown 50,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry Unknown 300,000 Modern sources estimate around 50,000…
Stele with a Phoenician votive inscription, palm motif, and sign of Tanit, from the Carthage tophet, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon
The suicide of Queen Dido, by Claude-Augustin Cayot (1667–1722)
A Carthaginian ceramic perfume burner in the shape of a woman's head, Kerkouane Archaeological Museum
Coin from Tarentum, in southern Italy, during the occupation by Hannibal (c. 212–209 BC). ΚΛΗ above, ΣΗΡΑΜ/ΒΟΣ below, nude youth on horseback right, placing a laurel wreath on his horse's head; ΤΑΡΑΣ, Taras riding dolphin left, holding trident in left hand, aphlaston in his right hand.