During the archaeological excavations have taken place since September 2008 to December 2010, the ancient Greek colony of Himera at Termini Imerese, were discovered the tombs of the warriors that counter the expansion Carthaginians in Sicily, between 480 and the 409 BC.
Archaeologist Stephen Vassallo said: "A Himera we made an extraordinary discovery: a hundred soldiers buried in several mass graves containing up to 59 corpses. Young men died in two separate battles that took place before the walls of Himera in 480 and in 409 BC against the Carthaginians. Corpses of warriors who have signs of spears that wounded them to death. "" In the first battle in 480 BC, which is the same year of Salamis, the Greeks of Sicily: Imerese, Agrigento and Syracuse, led by Gelo from Syracuse, defeated the Carthaginians.
Himera The Greek colony was founded in 648 BC by Chalcis Zancle, or Messina, Syracuse and exiles. now come to light the remains of soldiers who died defending the ancient colony from Himera ' unstoppable advance of the Carthaginians che volevano conquistare l'isola. La scoperta è dovuta alle operazioni di scavo condotte dalla Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo.
" In quel periodo - continua l'archeologo Stefano Vassallo - era in atto un tentativo dei cartaginesi di fare conquiste territoriali. Con questa vittoria le colonie greche di Sicilia godettero di un periodo di prosperità e di espansione demografica. Non è un caso che alcuni dei più importanti templi greci di Sicilia, tra cui quelli di Selinunte e Agrigento, furono edificati dopo la vittoria ". Una vittoria che fermò momentaneamente l'avanzata dei cartaginesi nell'isola, che però in seguito riprese e nel 409 a. C. terminò con la conquista di tutta Sicily. " coming from Palermo and Marsala, the ancient Lilibeo, the Punic they took their revenge by destroying Himera that was abandoned for good. In four years the Carthaginians conquered among other Selinunte and Agrigento."
addition, was also excavated a cemetery with 9,500 graves, dating from the period between the sixth and fifth centuries. The materials of exceptional value that have been discovered, about daily life in the Greek colonies in Sicily at the time, will be exhibited in the museum of the Archaeological Park Himera.
Archaeologist Stephen Vassallo said: "A Himera we made an extraordinary discovery: a hundred soldiers buried in several mass graves containing up to 59 corpses. Young men died in two separate battles that took place before the walls of Himera in 480 and in 409 BC against the Carthaginians. Corpses of warriors who have signs of spears that wounded them to death. "" In the first battle in 480 BC, which is the same year of Salamis, the Greeks of Sicily: Imerese, Agrigento and Syracuse, led by Gelo from Syracuse, defeated the Carthaginians.
Himera The Greek colony was founded in 648 BC by Chalcis Zancle, or Messina, Syracuse and exiles. now come to light the remains of soldiers who died defending the ancient colony from Himera ' unstoppable advance of the Carthaginians che volevano conquistare l'isola. La scoperta è dovuta alle operazioni di scavo condotte dalla Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo.
" In quel periodo - continua l'archeologo Stefano Vassallo - era in atto un tentativo dei cartaginesi di fare conquiste territoriali. Con questa vittoria le colonie greche di Sicilia godettero di un periodo di prosperità e di espansione demografica. Non è un caso che alcuni dei più importanti templi greci di Sicilia, tra cui quelli di Selinunte e Agrigento, furono edificati dopo la vittoria ". Una vittoria che fermò momentaneamente l'avanzata dei cartaginesi nell'isola, che però in seguito riprese e nel 409 a. C. terminò con la conquista di tutta Sicily. " coming from Palermo and Marsala, the ancient Lilibeo, the Punic they took their revenge by destroying Himera that was abandoned for good. In four years the Carthaginians conquered among other Selinunte and Agrigento."
addition, was also excavated a cemetery with 9,500 graves, dating from the period between the sixth and fifth centuries. The materials of exceptional value that have been discovered, about daily life in the Greek colonies in Sicily at the time, will be exhibited in the museum of the Archaeological Park Himera.
Alessandro
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