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'''Messene''' is a local community in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]], that was once a prominent ''[[polis]]'' in classical antiquity. The city was also situated south of [[Andania]], the home of King [[Aristomenes]]. | '''Messene''' is a local community in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]], that was once a prominent ''[[polis]]'' in classical antiquity. The city was also situated south of [[Andania]], the home of King [[Aristomenes]]. | ||
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Revision as of 18:28, 24 February 2019
Messene is a local community in Messenia, Greece, that was once a prominent polis in classical antiquity. The city was also situated south of Andania, the home of King Aristomenes.
During the Peloponnesian War in the late 5th century BCE, the city was visited by the Spartan misthios, Kassandra.[1]