Messenia, Messenia, Peloponnese Archaeological Site of Ancient Messene contains the ruins of the large classical city-state of Messene refounded by Epaminondas in 369 BC, after the battle of Leuctra and the first Theban invasion of the Peloponnese. Epaminondas... View More
Temple of Apollon Epicurius
Messenia, Messenia, Peloponnese The temple was dedicated to Apollo Epikourios ("Apollo the helper"). It was designed by Iktinos, architect at Athens of the Parthenon. The ancient writer Pausanias praises the temple as eclipsing all others but the temple of... View More
Messenia, Messenia, Peloponnese The so-called Palace of Nestor (Modern Greek: Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα (Dimotiki); is the primary structure within a larger Late Helladic era settlement, likely once surrounded by a fortified wall. The palace, widely... View More