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Messenia

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A province of Greece, mainly the fertile peninsula between the Gulfs of Arcadia and Coron; in ancient times the Messenians were prosperous, excited Spartan envy, and after two long wars were conquered in 668 B.C. and fled to Sicily.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Messenia'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/messenia.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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