Lepanto
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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 theBattle of Naupactus (429 BC) .
*first Battle of Lepanto (1499) or Battle of Zonchio during the Turkish-Venetian Wars; defeat of the Venetian fleet
*secondBattle of Lepanto (1500) or Battle of Modon during the Turkish-Venetian Wars; defeat of the Venetian fleetPlaces
* the Bay of Lepanto or Gulf of Lepanto in Greece, now known as the
Gulf of Corinth
* the Greek town of Lepanto, now known asNaupactus
* the town ofLepanto, Arkansas in the United States
*Lepanto (Rome Metro) hips
* the Italian battleship "Lepanto" of 1883
* the Italian naval sloop "Lepanto", scuttled atShanghai in 1943 at the time of the Italian armistice with the Allies.
* the BritishWilson Line merchant ship "Lepanto" (6,394 tons) of 1915, renamed byHall Line "City of Ripon" in 1934 and sunk by U-160 offTrinidad in 1942Art 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 byPaolo Veronese in theDoge's Palace inVenice
* a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto byAndrea Vicentino in theDoge's Palace inVenice
* a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto by an unknown artist (shown above)
* a series of abstract paintings byCy Twombly in theMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston Misc
*In the board game "Diplomacy", the
Lepanto opening is a well-known opening gambit by Italy.
*the name of a Brandy
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Lepanto — ist der Name eines Orts mit etwa 2000 Einwohnern in Arkansas, USA, siehe Lepanto (Arkansas) der italienische Name der griechischen Hafenstadt Nafpaktos davon abgeleitet, der Namensgeber der Seeschlacht von Lepanto eines italienischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lepanto (L) — Destructor Lepanto (L) Banderas … Wikipedia Español
Lepanto — • Italian name for Naupactos (Naupactus) a titular metropolitan see of ancient Epirus Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lepanto Lepanto … Catholic encyclopedia
Lepanto — n. The name of a battle in which Turkish seapower was destroyed by the Christian League in 1571. Syn: battle of Lepanto. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lepanto — Lepanto, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 2133 Housing Units (2000): 891 Land area (2000): 1.461512 sq. miles (3.785299 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.461512 sq. miles (3.785299 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Lepanto, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 2133 Housing Units (2000): 891 Land area (2000): 1.461512 sq. miles (3.785299 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.461512 sq. miles (3.785299 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Lepanto — Lepanto, batalla de Lepanto, golfo de … Enciclopedia Universal
Lepanto — Lepanto, italienischer Name der griechischen Stadt Naupaktos. In der äußerst blutigen Seeschlacht von Lepanto am 7. 10. 1571 besiegte die Flotte der am 20. 5. 1571 gebildeten Heiligen Liga (Venedig, Spanien, Papst) unter dem Oberbefehl Don… … Universal-Lexikon
Lepanto — [li pan′tō, lipän′tō] former name for CORINTH Gulf of: site of naval battle (former Battle of Lepanto, 1571) in which the European powers defeated Turkey … English World dictionary
Lepanto — (türk. Ainabachti), 1) ehemals türkisches Sandschakat, jetzt Eparchie in der griechischen Nomarchie Akarnanien u. Ätolien, umfaßt den südlichsten Theil der alten Landschaft Ätolien; 2) (Epakto, Nawpakto, Ainabachti), Hauptstadt desselben, nahe am … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
