Aethaea

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

Its site is unlocated.

References

  1. ↑ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 1.101.
  2. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.

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