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Ancient literary sources (7)

Pausanias

Clepsydra spring

ITHOMI (Mountain) MESSINIA
On the ascent to the summit of Ithome, which is the Messenian acropolis, is a spring Clepsydra.

Sanctuary of Zeus of Ithome (Ithomatas)

Water is carried every day from the spring to the sanctuary of Zeus of Ithome.

Perseus Encyclopedia

Ithome

ITHOMI (Acropolis) MESSINIA
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.

Ithome

ITHOMI (Mountain) MESSINIA
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.

Messene

MESSINI (Ancient city) ITHOMI
City at foot of Ithome, founded by Epaminondas, seized by Demetrius, son of Philip, seized by Nabis, its strong walls.

Plato

They determined next, according to the tradition, to divide their host into three parts, and to establish three States,--Argos, Messene and Lacedaemon.

Strabo

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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