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Battle of Himera
Battle of Himera was a battle fought in 311 BC at Syracuse, in what is now Italy. It was part of Third Greco-Carthaginian War, which ran from 311 BC to 306 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory. Recorded strength: 39,000 infantry,; 1,000 Balearic slingers,; 5,000 cavalry against 40,000.
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Record
| Date | 311 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Syracuse, Italy 37.067N, 15.300E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | 39,000 infantry,; 1,000 Balearic slingers,; 5,000 cavalry | 40,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 500 | 7,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Syracuse AD 827, 1.1 km W
- Siege of Syracuse AD 877, 1.1 km W
- Siege of Syracuse 278 BC, 1.1 km W
- Siege of Syracuse 397 BC, 1.1 km W
- Siege of Syracuse 311 BC, 1.1 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 14 times between 415 BC and 1943.
In the same war
- After: Siege of Syracuse 311 BC
Elsewhere in 311 BC
- Battle of Myus Lebanon
- Battle of the Tigris Iraq
- First Siege of Babylon Iraq
Battle of Himera is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1754459, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Himera River (311 BC), revision 1370600161, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.