Modon
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Modon is a historic port city in southwestern Greece, known today as Methoni, that served as a strategic Venetian stronghold and battleground in late medieval and early modern conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Modon canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venetian colony
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fortified settlement ⓘ historic city ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| battlegroundIn |
Venetian–Ottoman wars
NERFINISHED
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conflicts between Venice and the Ottoman Empire ⓘ early modern naval conflicts ⓘ late medieval naval conflicts ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natural harbor
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promontory location ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Methoni
NERFINISHED
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Methoni, Messenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Bourtzi of Methoni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methoni Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic monument of Greece ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ottoman fortifications
NERFINISHED
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Venetian fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ large medieval fortress ⓘ role in early modern conflicts ⓘ role in late medieval conflicts ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalAdministration |
Greek
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Messenia
NERFINISHED
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Peloponnese ⓘ southwestern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Ionian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| modernName | Methoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Koroni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pylos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Venetian Stato da Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese region of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key maritime gateway between Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
major Venetian outpost in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Venetian stronghold
ⓘ
commercial port ⓘ naval base ⓘ |
| usedAs |
stopover on route to the Holy Land
ⓘ
waypoint on Venetian trade routes to the Levant ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.