Himera was an important Greek colony in Sicily , on the north coast of the island . Its ruins are located in the area of Termini Imerese , Italian city of the province of Palermo .
It was founded in 648 BC In 480, the army of Akragas and Syracuse defeated the Carthaginians in the battle of Imera held in the adjacent plain to the city.
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