- "dwellers
round about".
Teleclus was
killed during a
skirmish with the
Messanians during a
festival at the
temple of
Artemis Limnatis, an
event foreshadowing...
-
Messenian coast.
Their aim was
probably to
instigate a
revolt of the
Messanian helots against Sparta.
Eventually they left due to
scarce resources and...
-
inducing them to join the Athenians;
during the
hostilities that ensued, the
Messanians having on one occasion, in 425 BC, made a
sudden attack upon
Naxos both...
-
general Himilco took post at
Pelorus with his
fleet and army, and, when the
Messanians sallied out to
attack him, by
taking advantage of a
north wind, sent his...
- to Mylae, a
territory of
Messana and was
defended by two
battalions of
Messanians. The
enemies tried to
ambush the
Athenians and when this failed, Laches...
-
Messenian coast.
Their aim was
probably to
instigate a
revolt of the
Messanian helots against Sparta.
Eventually they left due to
scarce resources and...
-
second prize in the prix de Rome contest, for his
Tyrtaeus singing the
Messanians (Tyrtée
chantant les Messéniennes) and
Diagoras dying for joy on learning...
- the
Sicel cities of Agyrium, Herbita, ****orus and Herbessus. In 394 BC,
Messanians defeated a
Rhegion attack on
Messana and took Mylae, and
Dionysius besieged...
- Mesanians,
aided by some
mercenaries of Dionysius, were victorious; the
Messanians then
attacked Mylae,
which surrendered, the
inhabitants were
allowed to...
- the city with the
refugees of
Naxos and Catana, however, in 394 BC the
Messanians defeated a
Rhegion attack on
Messana and took Mylae.
After settling Messana...
