Himera
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, jpragghawes, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith
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Last modified
Jul 04, 2024 01:33 PM
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History
A colony on the north shore of Sicily founded in 649/8 BC by the Myletidai.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462244
37.9698366164, 13.8223437955
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Area Archeologica e Antiquarium di Himera (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Himera located at Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
- Himera founded by Syracusae/Syrakousai (unspecified date range)
- Himera founded by Zancle/Messana (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Temenos of Athena located at Himera (unspecified date range)
- Temple of Victory located at Himera (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 D3 Himera
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Himera
R.J.A. Wilson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, jpragghawes, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, and R. Scott Smith, 'Himera: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462244> [accessed: 20 June 2025]
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