Lepanto
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Lepanto could refer to
- In Diplomacy, the Lepanto opening is a well-known opening gambit by Italy.
Battles
- first Battle of Lepanto (1499) or Battle of Zonchio during the Turkish-Venetian Wars; defeat of the Venetian fleet
- second Battle of Lepanto (1500) or Battle of Modon during the Turkish-Venetian Wars; defeat of the Venetian fleet
- third Battle of Lepanto (1571); defeat of the Turkish fleet
- an ancient battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC).
Places
- the Bay of Lepanto or Gulf of Lepanto in Greece, now known as the Gulf of Corinth
- the Greek town of Lepanto, now known as Naupactus
- the town of Lepanto, Arkansas in the United States
Ships
- the Italian battleship Lepanto of 1883
- the Italian naval sloop Lepanto, scuttled at Shanghai in 1943 at the time of the Italian armistice with the Allies.
- the British Wilson Line merchant ship Lepanto (6,394 tons) of 1915, renamed by Hall Line City of Ripon in 1934 and sunk by U-160 off Trinidad in 1942
Art Works
- a poem by the English poet G. K. Chesterton entitled about the 1571 Battle of Lepanto.
- a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto by Paolo Veronese in the Doge's Palace in Venice
- a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto by Andrea Vicentino in the Doge's Palace in Venice
- a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto by an unknown artist (shown above)
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