Asine (Messenia)
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Asine (Messenia)
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Asine was a town of ancient Messenia, which was built by the Dryopes, when they were expelled from Asine in the Argeia. In one of the early wars (740 BCE) between the Lacedaemonians and the Argives, the Asinaeans joined the former when they invaded the Argive territory under their king Nicander; but as soon as the Lacedaemonians returned home, the Argives laid siege to Asine and razed it to the ground, sparing only the temple of the Pythaëus Apollo. The Asinaeans escaped by sea; and the Lacedaem
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Town of ancient Messenia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asine_(Messenia)
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2024-03-06T12:35:30Z
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