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The Temple of Victory (Greek ''Nikē'') is a
The Temple of Victory (Greek ''Nikē'') is a Greek temple
Greek temples ( grc, ναός, naós, dwelling, semantically distinct from Latin , "temple") were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in ancient Greek religion. The temple interiors did not serve as meeting places, s ...
of the ancient city of Himera
Himera (Greek: ), was a large and important ancient Greek city, situated on the north coast of Sicily at the mouth of the river of the same name (the modern Imera Settentrionale), between Panormus (modern Palermo) and Cephaloedium (modern Cef ...
located in the archaeological area of Termini Imerese
Termini Imerese (; scn, Tèrmini ) , grc, Θερμαὶ αἱ Ἱμερᾶαι , grc, Θερμαὶ Ἱμέραι , or grc, Θερμὰ (Ἱμεραῖα) ; la, Thermae Himerenses; literally "Himera's hot springs". is a town of the Metropo ...
, in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily
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, southern Italy
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Description
The temple dates to between 480 and 470 BC and has been identified with the temple built at the order of the tyrantGelon of Syracuse
Gelon also known as Gelo (Greek: Γέλων ''Gelon'', ''gen.'': Γέλωνος; died 478 BC), son of Deinomenes, was a Greek tyrant of the Sicilian cities Gela and Syracuse, and first of the Deinomenid rulers.
Early life
Gelon was the son o ...
who commanded the Greek coalition which defeated a Carthaginian The term Carthaginian ( la, Carthaginiensis ) usually refers to a citizen of Ancient Carthage.
It can also refer to:
* Carthaginian (ship), a three-masted schooner built in 1921
* Insurgent privateers; nineteenth-century South American privateers, ...
invasion force at the Battle of Himera in 480 BC.
Probably dedicated to Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretism, syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded ...
, the building was burnt and destroyed, most likely in 409 BC when the Carthaginians captured the city of Himera.Vassallo, 2005, 107.
See also
*List of Ancient Greek temples
This list of ancient Greek temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and in Hellenic towns in the Aegean Islands, Asia Minor, Sicily and Italy ("Magna Graecia"), wher ...
References
Sources
*Stefano Vassallo. ''Himera città greca. Guida alla storia e ai monumenti''. Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali, Ambientali e dell'Educazione Permanente, Palermo: 2005.Victory
The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes ...
Himera
Temples of Athena
Archaeological sites in Sicily
5th-century BC religious buildings and structures
Destroyed temples
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