What to see in Himera, the westernmost of the Greek cities located along the northern coast of Sicily in the province of Palermo, near Termini Imerese, Tempio della Vittoria.
Tourist information
The ancient city of Himera was founded in the seventh century BC by the inhabitants of Zancle, today's Messina, and was destroyed in 409 BC by the Carthaginians.
Archaeological excavations carried out in recent times have made it possible to bring to light two small archaic sanctuaries and a remarkable Doric temple of which the extensive staircase and the base of the columns have been preserved.
What see
The Temple of Imera was built most likely to commemorate the victory achieved in 480 BC. from Gelone of Syracuse and from Terone of Agrigento, on the banks of the Himera river, against the army of the Carthaginians, for this reason it is also called Temple of Victory.
The measures of the Temple are 55.91 meters long by 22.45 meters wide, the architecture and shapes are reminiscent of the Athenaion of Syracuse, dating back to the same period.
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