Gelon defeats the Carthaginian army at Himera.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Gelon Origin: Gelan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Gelon Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Person) :	Hamilcar Origin: Carthaginian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: defeat
Victim (Group) :	Army of Hamilcar Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Timoleon 23.5Plutarch Timoleon 23.5 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Himera (Himera)
Time Periode :	Classical Greece
Century :	5 B.C.
Year :	480 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign battle
Motivation :	following orders political
Long-Term Consequence :	death bestowing of honors
Original Text :	ὅτε δή φασι τὸν Γέλωνος ἀνδριάντα τοῦ παλαιοῦ τυράννου διατηρῆσαι τοὺς Συρακουσίους, καταχειροτονουμένων τῶν ἄλλων, ἀγαμένους καὶ τιμῶντας τὸν ἄνδρα τῆς νίκης ἣν πρὸς Ἱμέρᾳ Καρχηδονίους ἐνίκησεν.
Translation :	It was at this time, they say, that the statue of Gelon, their ancient tyrant, was preserved by the Syracusans, though they condemned the rest, because they admired and honoured him for the victory which he had won over the Carthaginians at Himera.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. 6.
Remark :	longtermconsequence: Hamilcar commits suicide to atone for his defeat. This is mentioned in the article in the New Pauly. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/hamilcar-e502380
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