Himera. Sicily. Italy. The cella and its separating wall from the opisthodomos at the back of the Temple of Victory, built circa 470 BCE, are visible. The imposing Monte San Calogero is visible in the distance. Located above and to the left, the hill plateau serves as the site of the upper city.Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the train line beside the Himera archaeological site with the imposing Monte San Calogero in the distance, located centrally on the north coast of Sicily.Himera. Sicily. Italy. The cella and its separating wall from the opisthodomos at the back of the Temple of Victory, built circa 470 BCE, are visible. The imposing Monte San Calogero is visible in the distance. Located above and to the left, the hill plateau serves as the site of the upper city.Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the imposing Monte San Calogero that rises high above the flat plains of the Himera valley, located centrally on the north coast of Sicily.Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of architectural fragments of the Temple of Victory. Built to honour the Greeks’ crushing defeat of the Carthaginians here in 480 BCE, the temple dates from 470 BCE. Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the rear (west end) of the Temple of Victory. The temple, built in 470 BCE, honours the Greeks who crushed the Carthaginians here in 480 BCE. Himera. Sicily. Italy. The northwest corner of the Doric Temple of Victory, including a view of the opisthodomos. This temple, constructed in 470 BC, commemorates the Greeks’ decisive victory over the Carthaginians in this location in 480 BC. Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the cella and the wall separating the cella from the opisthodomos at the rear of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE. In the distance is the imposing Monte San Calogero. The Greeks built the temple to honour their crushing defeat of the Carthaginians here in 480 BCE. Himera. Sicily. Italy. A view of the cella and the dividing wall between it and the opisthodomos at the back of the Temple of Victory, constructed circa 470 BCE. In the distance, the imposing Monte San Calogero can be observed. Himera. Sicily. Italy. A wall, dating from around 470 BC, stood between the cella and the opisthodomos at the rear of the Temple of Victory, a striking visual divide. The imposing Monte San Calogero dominates the distant skyline, a stark silhouette against the horizon.Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the pronaos and cella of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE. In the distance is the imposing Monte San Calogero. The Greeks built the temple to honour their crushing defeat of the Carthaginians here in 480 BCE. Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the rear (west end) of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE. In view is the opisthodomos in antis (back room with two columns). The temple was constructed to commemorate the Greeks’ decisive victory over the Carthaginians, which took place on this very ground in 480 BC. Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the rear (west end) of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE. In view is the opisthodomos in antis (back room with two columns). Himera. Sicily. Italy. This is a view of the western end of the Temple of Victory, built circa 470 BCE. Visible is the opisthodomos in antis (the rear chamber with two columns). Himera. Sicily. Italy. A view of the opisthodomos in antis (the back room with two columns) of the Doric Temple of Victory, built circa 470 BCE. This temple was constructed in remembrance of the Greeks’ decisive victory over the Carthaginians in 480 BCE. Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the northwest corner of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE. They built the temple to honour the crushing defeat the Greeks inflicted on the Carthaginians here in 480 BCE.Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the northwest corner of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE. Himera. Sicily. Italy. A perspective of the Temple of Victory’s northwest corner, which dates to approximately 470 BCE. This Temple stands as a tribute to the overwhelming defeat the Carthaginians suffered at the hands of the Greeks in 480 BCE at this location. Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the southwest corner of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE. Himera. Sicily. Italy. View of the southwest corner of the Temple of Victory, which dates from around 470 BCE.Himera. Sicily. Italy. The wall separating the cella from the opisthodomos at the back of the Temple of Victory, a structure from roughly 470 BC, was visible. The imposing Monte San Calogero looms in the distance, a majestic silhouette against the sky. Himera. Sicily. Italy. A wall, from the Temple of Victory around 470 BCE, separated the cella from the opisthodomos at the rear, and this view highlighted it. The imposing Monte San Calogero rises in the distance, a towering presence against the skyline.
