Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit.
Military operations began in 31 BC, when Octavian's general Agrippa captured Methone, a Greek town allied to Antony.
The Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria captured the Venetian fleet under Niccolò Pisani at the harbour of Sapienza or Porto Longo, near the fortress of Modon (mod. Methoni) in southern Greece.
But the death of Venantius, occurring suddenly at Methone, Achaia, prevented the pious travellers from going further.
Petrovouni, Messenia, a village in the municipality of West Mani in Messenia
Psari, Messenia, a settlement in Messenia, part of the municipal unit Dorio
Rumney was exported from Methoni in the southern Peloponnese (one English source calls it Rompney of Modonn) and perhaps also from Patras and other ports.
Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Trifylia and the municipal units Dorio, Eira and Nestoras.
The fleet left the Dardanelles on 1 July, and crossed the Aegean Sea to the port of Methone, where it was joined by the last contingents of troops.
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Aristodimio (Greek: Αριστοδήμειον) is a local community (topiki koinotita) of the municipal unit (dimotiki enotita) Ithomi, of the municipality (dimos) of Messini within the regional unit (perifereiaki enotita) of Messenia in the region (perifereia) of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided.
Arsinoi (Greek: Αρσινόη) is a local community (topiki koinotita) of the municipal unit (dimotiki enotita) Ithomi, of the municipality (dimos) of Messini within the regional unit (perifereiaki enotita) of Messenia in the region (perifereia) of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided.
Bleta (probably from the blue colour in Greek language: μπλε (ble)) is a small lake in North Messenia in Greece, near to the villages Kokla and Pontia.
Exochiko, Filiatra a village in Filiatra municipal unit, western Messenia
Messene remained the capital for several hundred years until the Byzantine Empire moved the seat of Messenia east of Mt. Ithome.
It is located in the plains of northern Messenia, west of the Taygetus mountains.
Messenian Wars refers to the wars between Messenia and Sparta in the 8th and 7th centuries BC as well as the 4th century BC.
It is the birthplace of Ioannis Charalambopoulos, Markos Ntaras, and Giannakis Gritzalis, and also it is the place where the revolution of Messenia began.
The Second Messenian War was a war between the Ancient Greek states of Messenia and Sparta.