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Lepanto 1. a port in W Greece, between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras: scene of a naval battle (1571) in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League. Pop.: 8170 (latest est.) 2. Gulf of. another name for the (Gulf of) Corinth |
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From Salamis to Actium, through Lepanto and the Nile to the naval massacre of Navarino, not to mention other armed encounters of lesser interest, all the blood heroically spilt into the Mediterranean has not stained with a single trail of purple the deep azure of its classic waters. de Beaufort would lay his hands on all the riches pirates had robbed Christendom of since the battle of Lepanto. The battle of Lepanto, arrested the greatness of the Turk. |
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