Lepanto

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Lepanto is the historic name of the Greek port town of Nafpaktos, best known as the site of the pivotal 1571 naval Battle of Lepanto between the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire.

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Lepanto canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place name ⓘ
associatedWithAlliance Holy League (1571) ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Mediterranean maritime culture ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Battle of Lepanto (1571) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lepanto
associatedWithPower Ottoman Empire ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Catholic–Ottoman conflicts ⓘ
coast north shore of Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
hasHarbor natural harbor ⓘ
hasRole port town ⓘ
historicalLanguageForm Italian exonym for Nafpaktos ⓘ
Latinized name of Nafpaktos ⓘ
historicNameOf Nafpaktos ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
Ottoman–European conflicts ⓘ
naval history ⓘ
locatedIn Aetolia-Acarnania ⓘ
Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Western Greece ⓘ
near entrance to Gulf of Patras ⓘ
partOf Greek mainland ⓘ
presentDayAdministrativeUnit Municipality of Nafpaktos ⓘ
presentDayName Nafpaktos ⓘ
presentDayRegion Western Greece periphery ⓘ
linked to: Western Greece
refersTo Nafpaktos ⓘ
strategicFunction commercial port ⓘ
naval base ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access between Ionian Sea and Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
underRule Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
usedBy Western European sources ⓘ
usedInPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages ⓘ

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