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| Ancient literary sources
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|  ITHOMI (Mountain) MESSINIA |
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Clepsydra spring
On the ascent to the summit of Ithome, which is the Messenian acropolis, is a spring Clepsydra.
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Sanctuary of Zeus of Ithome (Ithomatas)
Water is carried every day from the spring to the sanctuary of Zeus of Ithome.
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| | ITHOMI (Acropolis) MESSINIA |
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Ithome
A hill and town in Messenia (but the reading is doubtful), mountain of Messenia, Messenians settled on, abandoned by Messenains, captured by Lacedaemonians, talisman buried on, rebel Helots retite to, being besieged on I. they capitulate, city of Messene at floor of, precint of Zeus on.
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Ithome
A hill and town in Messenia (but the reading is doubtful), mountain of Messenia, Messenians settled on, abandoned by Messenains, captured by Lacedaemonians, talisman buried on, rebel Helots retite to, being besieged on I. they capitulate, city of Messene at floor of, precint of Zeus on.
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| | MESSINI (Ancient city) ITHOMI |
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Messene
City at foot of Ithome, founded by Epaminondas, seized by Demetrius, son of Philip, seized by Nabis, its strong walls.
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They determined next, according to the tradition, to divide their host into three parts, and to establish three States,--Argos, Messene and Lacedaemon.
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Messene
Messene comes after Triphylia; and there is a cape which is common to both; and after this cape come Cyparissia and Coryphasium. Above Coryphasium and the sea, at a distance of seven stadia, lies a mountain, Aegaleum.
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