Bible Encyclopedias
Messenia

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A province of Greece, mainly the fertile peninsula between the Gulfs of Arcadia and Coron; in ancient times the Messenians were prosperous, excited Spartan envy, and after two long wars were conquered in 668 B.C. and fled to Sicily.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Messenia'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/messenia.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.