Ithome

[ ih-thoh-mee ]

/ ɪˈθoʊ mi /

Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).

in ancient geography, a fortress of Messenia on Mount Ithome.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

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By the “two horns” he meant Ithome and the Acrocorinthus, and by518 the “ox” the Peloponnese.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius
Meanwhile, the Spartans still continued at the siege of Ithome.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Metropolis was formed at first out of three small obscure cities, and afterwards more were included, and among these Ithome.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
The people of Tricce, Ithome, and chalia, under the sons of Asclepius.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

But the present city called Messene, the acropolis of which was Ithome, was not then founded.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo