Aipeia, later known as Corone, was an Ancient Greek seaport town on the southern coast of Messenia, Greece, situated upon the western side of the Messenian Gulf. Aipeia was one of the seven Messenian towns offered by the Mycenaean king Agamemnon to Achilles during the Trojan War, and it was known for its Temple of Apollo Korythos, which celebrated the god Apollo for his healing powers. By the 5th century BC, Aipeia was a major port of southern Greece, it housed the leader of Messenia, and it was also a major producer of weapons during both the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War. In 370 BC, the Theban general Epaminondas liberated the Messenian helots, and his subordinate Epimelidse founded the city of Corone on the ruins of Aipeia, naming it after his hometown of Coronea in Boeotia. The Port of Corone was nicknamed the "Port of Achaea", as it belonged to the Achaean League. The village of Petalidi is located at the site of ancient Aipeia/Corone, and it had 3,217 residents in 2011.
