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The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese name of Naupactus
Naupactus

Naupactus or Nafpaktos , is the second largest town in the prefectures of Greece of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the straits of Lepanto....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....

Battles

third Battle of Lepanto (1571)
Battle of Lepanto (1571)

The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
; 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)
Battle of Naupactus (429 BC)

The Battle of Naupactus was a naval battle in the Peloponnesian War. The battle, which took place a week after the Athenian victory at Battle of Rhium, set an Athenian fleet of 20 ships, commanded by Phormio, against a Peloponnesian League fleet of 77 ships, commanded by Cnemus....
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first Battle of Lepanto (1499)
Battle of Zonchio

The naval Battle of Zonchio took place on four separate days: August 12, 20, 22 and 25, 1499. It was a part of the Ottoman?Venetian War . It was the first naval battle in history where cannons were used on ships....
or Battle of Zonchio during the Turkish-Venetian Wars; defeat of the Venetian fleet
second Battle of Lepanto (1500)
Battle of Lepanto (1500)

The Battle of Modon took place in August 1500 during the Ottoman?Venetian War between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. The Ottomans, who had won the Battle of Zonchio the previous year, were again victorious under Admiral Kemal Reis....
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
Gulf of Corinth

The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the oute...
the Greek town of Lepanto, now known as Naupactus
Naupactus

Naupactus or Nafpaktos , is the second largest town in the prefectures of Greece of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the straits of Lepanto....
the town of Lepanto, Arkansas
Lepanto, Arkansas

Lepanto is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,133 at the United States Census, 2000. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
in the United States
Lepanto (Rome Metro)
Lepanto (Rome Metro)

Lepanto is an underground station on Line A of the Rome Metro, which is an rapid transit. The station was inaugurated in 1980, and is at the junction of viale Giulio Cesare with via Lepanto and via Marcantonio Colonna, in Prati ....

Ships

the Italian battleship Lepanto of 1883
the Italian naval sloop Lepanto, scuttled at Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
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
U-boat

U-boat is the anglicized#Loanwords version of the German language word , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II....
off Trinidad
Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and islands of Trinidad and Tobago which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago....
in 1942

Art Works

a poem by the English poet G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction....
entitled Lepanto about the 1571 Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto (1571)

The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto (1571)

The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
by Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese

Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi....
in the Doge's Palace
Doge's Palace

The Doge's Palace is a Gothic architecture palace in Venice. In Italian language it is called the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice....
in Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto (1571)

The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
by Andrea Vicentino
Andrea Vicentino

Andrea Vicentino was an Italy painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerism period. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Battista Maganza. Born in Vicenza, he was also known as Andrea Michieli or Michelli....
in the Doge's Palace
Doge's Palace

The Doge's Palace is a Gothic architecture palace in Venice. In Italian language it is called the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice....
in Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
a painting of the 1571 Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto (1571)

The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
by an unknown artist (shown above)
a series of abstract paintings by Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly

Edwin Parker Twombly Jr. is an American artist well known for his large-scale, freely scribbled, Calligraphy-style graffiti paintings, on solid fields of mostly gray, tan, or off-white colors....
in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Misc

In the board game Diplomacy, the Lepanto opening
Lepanto opening

The Lepanto opening is probably the best-known named opening in the board game Diplomacy . Developed by Edi Birsan, it is used by the generally weak Italy, in alliance with Austria, to defeat Turkey....
is a well-known opening gambit by Italy.
the name of a Brandy