First Messenian War

Historical Context Note

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Sparta annexes the neighbouring region of Messenia, though two additional wars will be needed before it can claim total domination. The Messenian people are reduced to the status of helots and perioikoi.

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11138 First Messenian War 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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