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.

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...

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 ...

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.

About twenty kilometers from the ruins of Termini Imerese on the top of a hill is the ancient “Himera” where the remains of walls and parts of three sacred temples have been discovered. The most important building is the Temple of Victory, dating from the 5th century BC and located at the foot of the hill.

The ruins of ancient Himera (Imera), famous for the remains of the Temple of Victory, are located in a coastal plain at the mouth of the Imera River about five kilometers east of Termini off of State Road 113 (SS113), in the district called Buonfornello.

La polis greca di Himera è stata fondata da coloni greci. La sua ottima posizione naturale, dove il fiume Imera incontra la pianura di Buonfornello, le consentiva facili e veloci scambi commerciali, divenendo un nodo cruciale e un’importante via di collegamento della Sicilia centrale.