Aethaea

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Aethaea or Aithaia (Ancient Greek: Αἰ̈θαια) was a town of ancient Messenia, the inhabitants of which revolted from Sparta with the Thuriatae in 464 BCE.[1][2]

Its site is unlocated.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 1.101.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aethaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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