Ithome
Americannoun
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Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2,630 feet (802 meters).
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in ancient geography, a fortress of Messenia on Mount Ithome.
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On one hand is Ithome and the Messenian Gulf, on the other the Ionian Sea and the Strophades....
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
There was also a mountain Eva, or Evan, taken notice of by Pausanias, between which and Ithome lay the city Messene.
From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous
A great many of the Helots joined them, and they made their fortified hill of Ithome very strong.
From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Being joined by the Messenians, they fortified themselves in Mount Ithome in Messenia.
From A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest by Smith, William, Sir
The Spartans reduce Ithome, and finish the first Messenian war.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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