The two first Timessenian Wars were the wars between Messenia and Sparta in the 8th century BC and 7th century BC. The Third Messenian War was a helot revolution in the 460s BC that was so massive and long term it was later named the Third Messenian War. A war is a violent conflict between two or more groups that involve large numbers of individuals. ... Messenia (Greek: , in Modern Greek Messinia; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a prefecture in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece. ... Coordinates 37°4′ N 22°26′ E Country Greece Periphery Peloponnese Prefecture Laconia Population 18,184 source (2001) Area 84. ... (2nd millennium BCE - 1st millennium BCE - 1st millennium) Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia, Greece. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 7th century BC started on January 1, 700 BC and ended on December 31, 601 BC. // Overview Events Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria who created the the first systematically collected library at Nineveh A 16th century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of... Helots were Peloponnesian Greeks who were enslaved under Spartan rule. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC - 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC 465 BC 464 BC 463 BC 462 BC 461...

Weaving through legend and facts, which can be an arduous task, it appears that a Spartan king by the name of Theopompus decided to capture the grand fortress of Ithome, ushering in the First Messenian War. Around the end of the seventh century the Second Messenian War broke out, centering around a Messenian hero by the name of Aristodemus. There is a tale that Aristodemus offered to sacrifice his daughter in order to appease the gods and spare his country from being overrun by the Spartans. Aristodemus' daughter had a lover who, in a vain attempt at sparing her life, spread lies that she was about to become a mother. When Aristodemus learned of this fallacy he slew her with his own hands. Messenia was conquered nevertheless. Theopompus, a Greek historian and rhetorician, was born at Chios about 380 BC. In early youth he seems to have spent some time at Athens, along with his father, who had been exiled on account of his Laconian sympathies. ... Mount Ithome was is a mountain in Messenia, in Greece. ... For the 5th century BCE Spartan by the same name, see Aristodemus (Spartan). ...

The Spartans wanted to reward their own citizens with Messenian land, thereby throwing the native population into almost slavelike conditions with the title of helot. The helots, however, were a constant threat to Sparta. Pitiful conditions and vindictive attitudes toward the Spartans led to staged rebellions that were quite difficult to suppress. This, consequently, led the Spartans to invest their society into a more military approach to life compared to the other city-states of ancient Greece. Helots were Peloponnesian Greeks who were enslaved under Spartan rule. ...

A helot rebellion occurred under the leadership of a poet by the name of Tyrtaeus. The rebellion was supported by nearby city-states in Arcadia and Pisatis. Eventually they were defeated in the Battle of the Great Foss. Tyrtaeus was a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC. According to the older tradition he was a native of the Attic deme of Aphidnae, and was invited to Sparta at the suggestion of the Delphic oracle to assist the Spartans in... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Pisa, or Pisatis, was the name of an ancient Greek town in Elis. ...

The third Messenian War was from 468 BC until 458 BC. Simmering from 468 BC the helot revolution exploded after the massive earthquake of 464 BC which caused great losses among the Spartans. The helots fortified themselves at Ithome. The Spartans asked for assistance from Athens which sent 4,000 hoplites under Cimon. While these hoplites were away from Athens Ephialtes of Athens introduced radical democratic reforms in the Athenian constitution which alarmed the Spartans. As a result, they declined the Athenian assistance, which led to a drop of Cimon's standing in Athens and his ostracism. The Spartans eventually negotiated a settlement with the helots in 458 BC: Those in Ithome were allowed to leave so long they were never to return to the Peloponnese under penalty of slavery. Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC 465... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC Years: 463 BC 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC 459 BC - 458 BC - 457 BC 456 BC... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC 465... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC Years: 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC 465 BC - 464 BC - 463 BC 462 BC... Mount Ithome was is a mountain in Messenia, in Greece. ... This article or section should include material fromKimon Cimon (died 450 BC?) was a major figure of the 470s BC and 460s BC in Athens, and the son of Miltiades. ... For Ephialtes, the son of Eurydemus of Malis, see Ephialtes Ephialtes (Greek: ) was leader of the democratic movement and of the homonymous party in Athens. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC Years: 463 BC 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC 459 BC - 458 BC - 457 BC 456 BC...