Messene

Summary

Messene is an ancient city^[1]. Messene has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Messene is located in Municipality of Messene^[3].
• Messene is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Messene's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].
• Messene's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Messene's instance of is recorded as polis^[7].
• Messene is named after Messene^[8].
• Messene took place at Archaia Messini^[9].
• Messene's postal code is recorded as 240 02^[10].
• Messene's Commons category is recorded as Messene^[11].
• Messene's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[12].
• Messene's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[13].
• Messene's local dialing code is recorded as 2724^[14].
• Messene comprises Hierothesion at Messene^[15].
• Messene comprises Sanctuary of Sarapis and Isis near theater of Messene^[16].
• Messene comprises Sanctuary of Aphrodite in Messene^[17].
• Messene comprises Sanctuary of Demeter in Messene^[18].
• Messene comprises Sanctuary of Poseidon in Messene^[19].
• 371 BC marks the founding of Messene^[20].
• Messene's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.175, 'lon': 21.92}^[21].
• Messene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messene^[22].
• Messene's described at URL is recorded as http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2561^[23].
• Messene's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[24].
• Messene's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Messene's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece^[26].
• Messene's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[27].

Body

Founding

371 BC marks the founding of Messene^[20].

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 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Messene is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

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].