MESSENE

Meaning of MESSENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

or Modern Greek Mes·sí·ni me-ˈsē-nē

town S Greece in SW Peloponnese; ancient capital of Messenia

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MESSENE — or Modern Greek Messíni geographical name town S Greece in SW Peloponnese; ancient capital of Messenia
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MESSENE — Ancient city, southwestern Peloponnese , Greece. It is located north of the modern city of the same name. Founded с …
Английский словарь Британика
MESSENE — /me see"nee/ , n. an ancient city in the SW Peloponnesus; capital of ancient Messenia.
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MESSENE — Modern Greek Messni, ancient city, southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, not to be confused with the modern township of the same name …
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MESSENE — Ancient city, southwestern Peloponnese , Greece. It is located north of the modern city of the same name. Founded 0441; …
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MESSENE — Variant: or Modern Greek Mes · sí · ni Pronunciation: me- ' s ē -n ē Function: geographical name town …
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MESSÍNI — geographical name see: Messene
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PHILOPOEMEN — born с 253, Megalopolis, Arcadia died 182 BC, Messene, Messenia General of the Achaean League . Elected federal cavalry commander …
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MESSINESE — |mesə|nēz, -ēs noun ( plural messinese ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Italian, from Messina (from Latin & Greek; Latin Messana, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMARYNCEUS — /euh mar"in syoohs'/ , n. (in the Iliad ) a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who …
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MESSÍNI — see Messene
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RHIANUS — born c. 275 BC Greek poet and scholar from Crete and a slave. His only surviving works are 10 or …
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PHILOPOEMEN — born c. 252 BC, Megalopolis, Arcadia died 182, Messene, Messenia general of the Achaean League notable for his restoration of …
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NABIS — died 192 BC last ruler (207192) of an independent Sparta. Nabis carried on the revolutionary tradition of Kings Agis IV …
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MESSINA — Greek Zankle, Latin Messana capital of Messina provincia, extreme northeastern Sicily, Italy. It lies on the lower slopes of the …
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MESSENIA — Modern Greek Messina, ancient district and modern noms (department) of the southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, bounded on the east by the …
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KIPARISSA, GULF OF — Modern Greek Klpos Kiparissiaks, broad inlet of the Ionian Sea of the western Peloponnese, Greece, about 35 mi (55 km) …
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EUHEMERUS — flourished 300 BC also spelled Euemeros, or Evemerus Greek mythographer who established the tradition of seeking an actual historical basis …
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DAMOPHON — flourished 2nd century BC ancient Greek sculptor of Messene, who executed many statues at Messene, Megalopolis, Aegium, and other cities …
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ARATUS OF SICYON — born 271 BC died 213 Greek statesman of the Hellenistic Period, a skilled diplomatist and guerrilla fighter who for many …
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PHILOPOEMEN — born 0441; 253, Megalopolis, Arcadia died 182 BC, Messene, Messenia General of the Achaean League . Elected federal cavalry commander …
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