Turkey surrenders Athens after a Venetian bombardment

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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A Venetian force bombards Athens, destroying the Parthenon and Propyleiea. Finally, two days later, the Ottoman Turks surrender the city, and as a result the entire Morea peninsula is subject to Venice.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Turkey surrenders Athens after a Venetian bombardment". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16790, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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