king of Messene

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• Messene (mythology) — In Greek mythology, Messene was the daughter of Triopas, king of Argos. She was married to Polycaon, son of king Lelex, of Laconia. Messene was said to have been very ambitious. After her father in law died, her husband s brother Myles inherited… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Messene — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Battle of Messene (397 BC) partof=The Sicilian Wars campaign=The Second Sicilian War caption=Carthage takes Messana 397 BC. Political boundaries and path of troop movements are inexact because of lack of… …   Wikipedia

• Alcaeus of Messene — Alcaeus (Gr. polytonic|Ἀλκαῖος) of Messene was the author of a number of epigrams in the Greek Anthology, from some of which his date may be easily fixed at around the late 3rd/early 2nd century BC.cite encyclopedia | last = Smith | first =… …   Wikipedia

• Theopompus (king of Sparta) — Theopompus was a Eurypontid king of Sparta. He is believed to have reigned during the late 8th and early 7th century BC.Theopompus was the son and successor to Nicander.The major event of his reign was the First Messenian War, which resulted in… …   Wikipedia

• Cresphontes — For the lost tragedy by Euripides, named for the son of this Cresphontes, see Merope (mythology). In Greek mythology, Cresphontes was a son of Aristomachus, husband of Merope, and brother of Temenus and Aristodemus. He was a great great grandson… …   Wikipedia

• Tisamenus — in Greek mythology, was a son of Orestes and Hermione. He succeeded his father to the thrones of Argos, Mycenae and Sparta and was later killed in the final battle with the Heracleidae. The latter were led by Aristodemus, Cresphontes, Oxylus,… …   Wikipedia

• Amarynceus — /euh mar in syoohs /, n. (in the Iliad) a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians. * * * …   Universalium

• Amarynceus — /euh mar in syoohs /, n. (in the Iliad) a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians …   Useful english dictionary

• ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium

• Demetrius of Pharos — King Demetrius Reign c.222 219 BC Greek Δημήτριος ἐκ Φάρου Titles Local Ruler, and Court Counselor Died 214 BC …   Wikipedia

• Nabis — For other uses, see Nabis (disambiguation). Coin of Nabis of Sparta claiming to be king; legend reads ΒΑΙΛΕΟΣ (Doric Greek for βασιλέως, genitive of βασιλεύς) and ΝΑΒΙΟΣ (Νάβιος is Doric Greek for Νάβιδος, genitive of Νάβις)[1] Nabis (Ancient… …   Wikipedia