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Battle of Himera (480 BC)

The Battle of Himera (480 BC), supposedly fought on the same day as the Battle of Salamis,[2] or at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae,[3] 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 deposed tyrant of Himera. The alleged coincidence of this battle with the naval battle of Salamis and the resultant derailing of a Punic-Persian conspiracy aimed at destroying the Greek civilization[4] is rejected by modern scholars.[5] Scholars also agree that the battle led to the crippling of Carthage's power in Sicily for many decades.[6][7] 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.[8][9][10]

. Diodorus Siculus: The Library of History. Translated by C. H. Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 2. Books 2.35–4.58. ISBN 0-674-99334-9. Vol. 7. Books 15.20–16.65. ISBN 0-674-99428-0. Vol. 10. Books 19.66–20. ISBN 0-674-99429-9.

Diodorus Siculus

; Histories, A. D. Godley (translator), Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1920; ISBN 0-674-99133-8. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

Herodotus

Warry, John (1993) [1980]. . New York: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 1-56619-463-6.https://www.historyhit.com/how-significant-was-the-battle-of-himera/

Warfare in The Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors and Warfare in the Ancient Civilisations of Greece and Rome

Livius Picture Archive: battle of Himera (480 BCE)