May
13
/ 2021
According to ancient historians such as Herodotus, the Battle of Himera was fought in 480 BC. Supposedly this battle was fought on the same day as the Battle of Salamis, and allegedly both battles were fought at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae. Now, a team of researchers using modern evidence has taken to task these questionable claims and found them wanting. They feel that they have successfully demonstrated how Ancient Greek historians not so much bent, but sometimes destroyed the truth in their accounts of battles. Historical Fictions The Battle of Himera saw the Greek forces of Gelon, King of Syracuse, and Theron, tyrant and sole ruler of Agrigentum, defeat the Carthaginian force of Hamilcar the Magonid
