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Messenians

Messenians Messenians, allies of Adrastus
  • Paus. 9.9.2
  • not driven out by Dorians: Paus. 4.3.6
  • send sacrifice and chorus of men to Apollo at Delos: Paus. 4.4.1
  • cause of first war of Messenians with Lacedaemonians: Paus. 4.4.4-Paus. 4.5.5
  • Messenian war written by Rhianus in verse and Myron in prose: Paus. 4.6.1
  • first war of Messenians with Lacedaemonians: Paus. 3.3.1ff., Paus. 4.5.6-Paus. 4.13.7
  • second war of Messenians with Lacedaemonians: Paus. 3.3.4, Paus. 4.15.1-Paus. 4.23.4
  • Messenians defeated at Great Trench: Paus. 4.17.2-10, Paus. 8.5.13
  • settle on Mount Ira: Paus. 4.17.10, Paus. 4.18.1
  • conquered a second time by Lacedaemonians and banished from Peloponnese: Paus. 3.7.6
  • Messenians taken at Mount Ira incorporated among Helots: Paus. 4.23.1, Paus. 4.24.5, except inhabitants of maritime towns: Paus. 3.3.4, Paus. 4.23.1
  • exiled Messenians invited to Italy by Anaxilas, tyrant of Rhegium: Paus. 4.23.6
  • settle at Zancle (Messene) in Sicily: Paus. 4.23.6-9
  • Messenians of Sicily send chorus of boys to Rhegium: Paus. 5.25.2, and dedicate statues at Olympia: Paus. 5.25.4
  • Messenians revolt from Lacedaemonians a second time and take refuge on Ithome, but are subdued and allowed to depart (third Messenian war): Paus. 3.11.8, Paus. 4.24.5-7
  • receive Naupactus from Athenians: Paus. 4.31.7
  • image of Zeus made by Ageladas for Messenians of Naupactus: Paus. 4.33.2
  • Messenians of Naupactus capture Oeniadae in Acarnania but are afterwards driven out: Paus. 4.25, Paus. 5.26.1
  • Messenians of Naupactus fight on Athenian side at Sphacteria: Paus. 4.26.1, Paus. 5.26.1
  • Messenians of Naupactus dedicate image of Victory at Olympia: Paus. 5.26.1
  • Messenians of Naupactus, being expelled by Lacedaemonians, go to Sicily and Rhegium, but chiefly to Euesperitae in Libya: Paus. 4.26.2, Paus. 10.38.10
  • restored to Messenia by Thebans after battle of Leuctra: Paus. 4.26.3-5, Paus. 4.27.9, Paus. 4.34.5
  • in exile forget their country's history: Paus. 3.13.2, and are unsuccessful at Olympic games: Paus. 6.2.10
  • form an alliance with Philip, son of Amyntas: Paus. 4.28.2
  • do not fight at Chaeronea: Paus. 4.28.2
  • revolt from Macedonia: Paus. 1.25.4, Paus. 4.28.3
  • aid Lacedaemonians against Pyrrhus: Paus. 4.29.6
  • join Achaean League: Paus. 4.29.7
  • welcome fugitives from Megalopolis: Paus. 4.29.8
  • fight against Cleomenes at Sellasia: Paus. 4.29.9
  • side with Antony against Augustus: Paus. 4.31.1
  • punished by Augustus: Paus. 4.31.1ff.
  • speak purer Doric than rest of Peloponnesians: Paus. 4.27.10
  • gods invoked by Messenians: Paus. 4.27.6
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