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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
Romanticised representation of the Battle of Himera
Gelon
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Gelon, son of Deinomenes, was a Greek tyrant of the Sicilian cities Gela and Syracuse, first of the Deinomenid rulers.
Battle of Himera (480 BC)
…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 forces of Gelon, King of Syracuse, and Theron, tyrant of Agrigentum, defeat the Carthaginian force of Hamilcar the Magonid, ending a Carthaginian bid to restore the…
Portrait from Chronologisch geordneter Bildniss-Saal (1833) by Mark Karl Baldamus
Portrait from Chronologisch geordneter Bildniss-Saal (1833) by Mark Karl Baldamus
Silver coin of Gelon, struck at the Syracuse mint, dated 480-478 BC. Obv: Charioteer and horses, goddess Nike flying above. Rev: Head of Arethusa, enc
Silver coin of Gelon, struck at the Syracuse mint, dated 480-478 BC. Obv: Charioteer and horses, goddess Nike flying above. Rev: Head of Arethusa, encircled by four dolphins.