Battle of Himera

When

311 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.07° N, 15.30° E

Description

311 BCE battle between Carthage and Syracuse,battle

311 BC battle between Carthage and Syracuse

The Battle of the Himera River was fought in 311 BC between Carthage and Syracuse near the mouth of the Himera river. Hamilcar, grandson of Hanno the Great, led the Carthaginians, while the Syracusans were led by Agathocles. Agathocles initially surprised the Carthaginians with an attack on their camp, but the Greeks lost the battle when they were attacked by unexpected Carthaginian reinforcements.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Carthaginian general Hamilcar crosses the Mediterranean with an army and wins the Battle of Himera against Agathocles, the tyrant of Syracuse”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Printemps, guerre entre Carthage et Syracuse : défaite d'Agathocle à la bataille d'Himère”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حرب صقلية ثالثة”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “カルタゴの将軍ハミルカルは、軍勢を率いて地中海を越え、ヒメラ川の戦いでシュラクサイの僭主アガトクレスを破った。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Third Greco-Carthaginian War311 BCE · War