| 释义 |
[ muh-see-nee-uh, -seen-yuh ] / məˈsi ni ə, -ˈsin yə /
nouna division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture. Words nearby Messeniamessed up, Messeigneurs, Messene, messenger, messenger RNA, Messenia, Messerschmitt, mess gear, mess hall, Messiaen, Messiah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for MesseniaTraveling alone, each member of the Crypteia would inevitably cross the Taygetos [mountain] range and slip into Messenia. Persian Fire and Rubicon (Full)|David Frum|September 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST Messenia was at this time ruled by Melanthus, a descendant of Neleus. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold|Matthew Arnold About the same time Lycurgus returned from Messenia without having accomplished anything of importance. The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius And with this tragedy ends all we need to tell about the first champion of Messenia. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)|Charles Morris
Besides these mistakes, he says that Nabis started on his return from Messenia by the gate on the road to Tegea. The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius This will appear more clearly, when we describe the Pisatis, and after it Triphylia as far as the confines of Messenia. The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
British Dictionary definitions for Messenia
nounthe southwestern area of the Peloponnese in S Greece Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |