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Messene

American

[me-see-nee] / mɛˈsi ni /

noun

an ancient city in the SW Peloponnesus; capital of ancient Messenia.

Messene British

/ mɛˈsiːnɪ /

noun

an ancient Greek city in the SW Peloponnese: founded in 369 _bc as the capital of Messenia

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The most impactful of these measures was the foundation of Messene, an impregnable city for the Helots right on Sparta’s doorstep.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2024

In the seventh century BCE, Sparta conquered the land of Messene to its west and divided its farmland equally among the Spartiates.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The next year they invaded the Peloponnese and liberated Messene from Spartan rule, depriving the Spartans of most of their helot labor there.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Northward and westward were the mountain peaks of Ach�a and the high tablelands of Arcadia; southward, the rugged mountain chain of Messene; westward, the Ionian sea.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

These probably arose after the foundation of Messene in 369 B.C.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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