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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Jan 28, 2025 10:14 AM
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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) connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
- La Muculufa (Butera) located near Himeras (river) (unspecified date range)
- Phalarium connection Himeras (river) (unspecified date range)
river, drainage
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 D4 Himeras fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Salso
R.J.A. Wilson, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Himeras (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462246> [accessed: 06 February 2025]
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