Himeras (river)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jun 03, 2026 08:54 PM
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History
Himeras fl. (modern Salso or Imera Meridionale) is a river of Sicily. Two ancient rivers named Himeras cause some confusion, as one (modern Fiume Grande) flowed south to north emptying into the Tyrrhenian Sea while the other flowed north to south, emptying into the Gulf of Gela.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462246
37.4739810596, 14.0721194757
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Fiume Salso (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Fiume Salso (Italian, modern)
- Himeras (550 BC - AD 300)
- Himeras (river) part of (physical/topographic) Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
- La Muculufa (Butera) located near Himeras (river) (unspecified date range)
- Phalarium located near Himeras (river) (unspecified date range)
- Phintias located at Himeras (river) (unspecified date range)
river, drainage
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 D4 Himeras fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Salso
R.J.A. Wilson, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Himeras (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462246> [accessed: 16 July 2026]
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