Battle of Himera

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 of Agrigentum, defeat the Carthaginian force of Hamilcar the Magonid, ending a Carthaginian bid to restore the deposed…

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Which happened first?

• Battle of Himera and Second Persian invasion of Greece happened in the same year
• Battle of Himera happened 1 year before Battle of Plataea
• Battle of Himera happened 1 year before Battle of Mycale
• Battle of Himera happened 10 years after Battle of Marathon
• Battle of Himera happened 12 years after First Persian invasion of Greece

Timeline

1. First Persian invasion of Greece492–490 BC
2. Battle of MarathonSeptember 12, 490 BC
3. Battle of Himera (this page)480 BC
4. Second Persian invasion of Greece480–479 BC
5. Battle of Mycale479 BC
6. Battle of PlataeaAugust 27, 479 BC

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