Lepanto

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Lepanto could refer to

Battles

• third Battle of Lepanto (1571); defeat of the Turkish fleet; the most famous of the Lepanto battles and one of the decisive events in world history
• an ancient battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC).
• 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

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 Lepanto 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)
• a series of abstract paintings by Cy Twombly in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Board Games

• In the board game Diplomacy, the Lepanto opening is a well-known opening gambit by Italy.

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