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
First Greek settlements & dates
Ancient catapult used in the siege of Motya
Carthaginian hoplite (4th century BC)
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
Sicilian Wars
…severe, due to poor weather. After landing at Ziz, the Punic name for Panormus, modern-day Palermo, Hamilcar was then decisively defeated by Gelo at the Battle of Himera, which was said to have occurred on the same day as the Battle of Salamis. Hamilcar was either killed during the battle or committed suicide in shame…
Romanticised representation of the Battle of Himera