Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Himilco

Magonid Carthaginian general (died 396 BC), 402 BC to 396 BC

Himilco is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 406 BC and 397 BC: 2 battles and 4 sieges, all in present-day Italy. Taken in date order, the sites lie 881 km apart end to end, 176 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Greco-Carthaginian War (3), Greco-Carthaginian War (2).

Siege of SegestaSiege of AkragasBattle of GelaSiege of MotyaBattle of MesseneSiege of SyracuseSiege of AkragasBattle of GelaSiege of MotyaBattle of MesseneSiege of SyracusePalermoCataniaCatanzaroRagusaVibo Valentia200 km37.625N, 14.009E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

406 BC: 1 engagements405 BC: 1 engagements398 BC: 1 engagements397 BC: 3 engagements3 in 397 BC406 BC397 BC
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Akragas, 406 BCBattle of Gela, 405 BCSiege of Motya, 398 BCBattle of Messene, 397 BCSiege of Syracuse, 397 BCSiege of Segesta, 397 BC406 BC397 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
April 406 BCSiege of AkragasAkragas, ItalyCarthaginian victory
405 BCBattle of GelaGela, Italy66 km SECarthaginian Victory
398 BCSiege of MotyaMozia, Italy181 km NWCarthaginian defeat
397 BCBattle of MesseneMessina, Italy272 km ECarthaginian Victory
397 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuse, Italy126 km SGreek victory
397 BCSiege of SegestaSegesta, Italy237 km NWCarthaginian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.