Ithome
[ih-thoh-mee]
- Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 feet (802 meters).
- in ancient geography, a fortress of Messenia on Mount Ithome.
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When he was dead, the city of Ithome fell into the hands of the Spartans.
The Story of the GreeksH. A. Guerber
Meanwhile, the Spartans still continued at the siege of Ithome.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
The people of Tricce, Ithome, and chalia, under the sons of Asclepius.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3W. E. Gladstone
All went well as long as the food lasted, but the time came when the Messenians in Ithome had nothing to eat.
The Story of the GreeksH. A. Guerber
At any rate, Ithome was the fortress in which Aristodemos made the last stand against Sparta in the first war.
Vacation days in GreeceRufus B. Richardson