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.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic place name ⓘ |
| associatedWithAlliance | Holy League (1571) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Mediterranean maritime culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Lepanto (1571) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPower | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Catholic–Ottoman conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Lepanto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman–European conflicts ⓘ naval history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aetolia-Acarnania
NERFINISHED
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Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | entrance to Gulf of Patras ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mainland ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeUnit | Municipality of Nafpaktos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayName | Nafpaktos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayRegion | Western Greece periphery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Nafpaktos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
commercial port
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access between Ionian Sea and Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| underRule |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Western European sources ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Early modern period
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Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Lepanto