Battle of Lepanto
Orthodox mark Good Friday with solemn bier processions
The Epitaphios procession, symbolizing the bier that carried the body of Jesus to his grave, took place across Greece on Good Friday, which was Good Friday in the Orthodox Christian calendar.
Top 10 Greek castles to visit – Nafpaktos Castle
The castle under which the famous battle of Lepanto took place
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The battle of Lepanto: The Pope’s naval Crusade in 1571
The Ottoman Empire grew from being a minor power in modern Turkey to controlling much of the Middle East and Eastern Europe. By 1453, they had broken the power of the Byzantine Empire and taken the great city of Constantinople as their new capital of Istanbul.