Messene

Summary

Messene is an ancient city^[1]. Messene ranks in the top 8% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messene is located in Municipality of Messene^[3].
• Messene is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Messene's image is recorded as Messeneasklepeion.jpg^[5].
• Messene's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Messene's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Messene's instance of is recorded as polis^[8].
• Messene is named after Messene^[9].
• Messene's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315170331^[10].
• Messene's GND ID is recorded as 7544871-3^[11].
• Messene's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2002011109^[12].
• Messene's IdRef ID is recorded as 068729448^[13].
• Messene's location is recorded as Archaia Messini^[14].
• Messene's postal code is recorded as 240 02^[15].
• Messene's Commons category is recorded as Messene^[16].
• Messene's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• Messene's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[18].
• Messene's local dialing code is recorded as 2724^[19].
• Messene's has part is recorded as Hierothesion at Messene^[20].
• Messene's has part is recorded as Sanctuary of Sarapis and Isis near theater of Messene^[21].
• Messene's has part is recorded as Sanctuary of Aphrodite in Messene^[22].
• Messene's has part is recorded as Sanctuary of Demeter in Messene^[23].
• Messene's has part is recorded as Sanctuary of Poseidon in Messene^[24].
• -0371-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Messene^[25].
• Messene's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.175, 'lon': 21.92}^[26].
• Messene's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l5hf^[27].

Body

Founding

-0371-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Messene^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Messene include Messini^[28], a human settlement^[29], in Greece^[30] and Municipality of Messene^[31], a municipality of Greece^[32], in Greece^[33], headquartered in Messini^[34].

Why It Matters

Messene ranks in the top 8% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).^[2] Messene has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Messene is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Messene include Messini^[28], a human settlement^[29], in Greece^[30] and Municipality of Messene^[31], a municipality of Greece^[32], in Greece^[33], headquartered in Messini^[34].