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Siege Of The Acropolis (1402–03)
The siege of Athens can refer to any of the following battles: * Persian sack of Athens (480 BC) – during which the Persians besieged a group of holdouts in the Acropolis * Siege of Athens (404 BC), the last battle in the Peloponnesian War * Siege of Athens (287 BC), siege by Demetrius I of Macedon * Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC), siege by Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix during the First Mithridatic War * Sack of Athens by the Heruli in 267 AD * Sack of Athens by the Visigoths in 396 AD * Sack of Athens during the Slavic incursions in 582 AD * Siege of the Acropolis (1402–03) by Antonio I Acciaioli against Venice * Siege of the Acropolis (1456–58) by the Ottomans against the Latin Duchy of Athens * Siege of the Acropolis (1687) by the Venetians against the Ottomans, during the Morean War * Siege of the Acropolis (1821–22) by the Greeks against the Ottomans, during the Greek War of Independence * Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27) by the Ottomans against the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achaemenid Destruction Of Athens
The destruction of Athens, took place between 480 and 479 BC, when Athens was captured and subsequently destroyed by the Achaemenid Empire. A prominent Greek city-state, it was attacked by the Persians in a two-phase offensive, amidst which the Persian king Xerxes the Great had issued an order calling for it to be torched. The Persian army commander Mardonius oversaw the razing of several structures of political and religious significance throughout the city, including the Acropolis, the Old Temple of Athena, and the Older Parthenon. Two years later, the Greek coalition retook Athens and dealt a devastating defeat to the Persian army during the Battle of Plataea, killing Mardonius and setting the stage for the eventual expulsion of all Persian troops from southern Greece. Athens' destruction by the Persians prompted the Greeks to build the Themistoclean Wall around the city in an effort to deter future invaders, and the event continued to have an impact on Greek society for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of The Acropolis (1456–58)
The siege of Athens can refer to any of the following battles: * Persian sack of Athens (480 BC) – during which the Persians besieged a group of holdouts in the Acropolis * Siege of Athens (404 BC), the last battle in the Peloponnesian War * Siege of Athens (287 BC), siege by Demetrius I of Macedon * Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC), siege by Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix during the First Mithridatic War * Sack of Athens by the Heruli in 267 AD * Sack of Athens by the Visigoths in 396 AD * Sack of Athens during the Slavic incursions in 582 AD * Siege of the Acropolis (1402–03) by Antonio I Acciaioli against Venice * Siege of the Acropolis (1456–58) by the Ottomans against the Latin Duchy of Athens * Siege of the Acropolis (1687) by the Venetians against the Ottomans, during the Morean War * Siege of the Acropolis (1821–22) by the Greeks against the Ottomans, during the Greek War of Independence * Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27) by the Ottomans against the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieges Of Athens
A siege () . is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position. Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is common, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy. A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that cannot be easily taken by a quick assault, and which refuses to surrender (military), surrender. Sieges involve surrounding the target to block provision of supplies and reinforcement or escape of troops (a tactic known as "investment (military), investment"). This is typically coupled with attempts to reduce the fortifications by means of siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining (military), mining (also known as sapping), or the use of deception or treachery to bypass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of The Acropolis (1826–27)
The siege of Athens can refer to any of the following battles: * Persian sack of Athens (480 BC) – during which the Persians besieged a group of holdouts in the Acropolis * Siege of Athens (404 BC), the last battle in the Peloponnesian War * Siege of Athens (287 BC), siege by Demetrius I of Macedon * Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC), siege by Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix during the First Mithridatic War * Sack of Athens by the Heruli in 267 AD * Sack of Athens by the Visigoths in 396 AD * Sack of Athens during the Slavic incursions in 582 AD * Siege of the Acropolis (1402–03) by Antonio I Acciaioli against Venice * Siege of the Acropolis (1456–58) by the Ottomans against the Latin Duchy of Athens * Siege of the Acropolis (1687) by the Venetians against the Ottomans, during the Morean War * Siege of the Acropolis (1821–22) by the Greeks against the Ottomans, during the Greek War of Independence * Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27) by the Ottomans against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morean War
The Morean war (), also known as the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War, was fought between 1684–1699 as part of the wider conflict known as the "Great Turkish War", between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Military operations ranged from Dalmatia to the Aegean Sea, but the war's major campaign was the Venetian conquest of the Morea (Peloponnese) peninsula in southern Greece. On the Venetian side, the war was fought to avenge the loss of Crete in the Cretan War (1645–1669). It happened while the Ottomans were entangled in their northern struggle against the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburgsbeginning with the failed Battle of Vienna, Ottoman attempt to conquer Vienna and ending with the Habsburgs Siege of Buda (1686), gaining Buda and the whole of Hungary, leaving the Ottoman Empire unable to concentrate its forces against the Venetians. As such, the Morean War was the only Ottoman–Venetian conflict from which Venice emerged victorious, gaining significant territory. Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of The Acropolis (1687)
The siege of the Acropolis took place on 23–29 September 1687, as the Venetian forces under Francesco Morosini and Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck laid siege to the Acropolis of Athens, held by the Ottoman garrison of the city. The siege resulted in the destruction of a large part of the Parthenon, which the Ottomans used as a gunpowder store. Siege As part of the Morean War, the Venetians had landed on the Peloponnese peninsula (then known as "Morea") in southern Greece, and in a series of campaigns in 1685–1687 had managed to wrest it from the Ottoman forces holding it. The Venetian position in the Morea was unsafe, however, as the Ottoman strongholds of Thebes and Negroponte ( Chalkis) provided the Ottoman Empire with excellent bases for an invasion and reconquest of the peninsula. As a result, the Venetian commanders, under Francesco Morosini, decided to expand their campaign into eastern Central Greece, with Athens as the first target. On 21 September 1687, Königsmarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Athens
The Duchy of Athens (Greek language, Greek: Δουκᾶτον Ἀθηνῶν, ''Doukaton Athinon''; Catalan language, Catalan: ''Ducat d'Atenes'') was one of the Crusader states set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade as part of the process known as Frankokratia, encompassing the regions of Attica and Boeotia, and surviving until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. History Establishment of the Duchy The first duke of Athens (as well as of Thebes (Greece), Thebes, at first) was Otto de la Roche, a minor Duchy of Burgundy, Burgundian knight of the Fourth Crusade. Although he was known as the "Duke of Athens" from the foundation of the duchy in 1205, the title did not become official until 1260. Instead, Otto proclaimed himself "Lord of Athens" (in Latin language, Latin ''Dominus Athenarum'', in French language, French ''Sire d'Athenes''). The local Greeks called the dukes "Megas Kyris" (, "Great Lord"), from which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio I Acciaioli
Antonio I Acciaioli, also known as Anthony I Acciaioli or Antonio I Acciajuoli (died January 1435), was Duke of Athens from 1403. Early life Antonio was the illegitimate son of Nerio I Acciaioli. Historians Kenneth Setton and Peter Lock say that Antonio was born to Maria Rendi, but Dionysios Stathakopoulos writes that his parentage is an assumption. Her father, the Orthodox Greek Demetrius Rendi, defended Megara against Nerio Acciaioli, for which Frederick the Simple made him the hereditary chancellor of Athens in the late 1370s. Nerio's capture of Megara in 1374 or 1375 was the first step towards his conquest of the Duchy of Athens that he completed in 1388. Nerio fathered two legitimate daughters, Bartolomea and Francesca. He gave Bartolomea in marriage to Theodore I Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, and married off Francesca to Carlo I Tocco, Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos. Francesca was sent to Euboea (or Negroponte) as hostage to guarantee Nerio's support fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Athens (404 BC)
The siege of Athens can refer to any of the following battles: * Persian sack of Athens (480 BC) – during which the Persians besieged a group of holdouts in the Acropolis * Siege of Athens (404 BC), the last battle in the Peloponnesian War * Siege of Athens (287 BC), siege by Demetrius I of Macedon * Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC), siege by Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix during the First Mithridatic War * Sack of Athens by the Heruli in 267 AD * Sack of Athens by the Visigoths in 396 AD * Sack of Athens during the Slavic incursions in 582 AD * Siege of the Acropolis (1402–03) by Antonio I Acciaioli against Venice * Siege of the Acropolis (1456–58) by the Ottomans against the Latin Duchy of Athens * Siege of the Acropolis (1687) by the Venetians against the Ottomans, during the Morean War * Siege of the Acropolis (1821–22) by the Greeks against the Ottomans, during the Greek War of Independence * Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27) by the Ottomans against the Greeks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclaveni
The ' (in Latin language, Latin) or ' (Sclaveni#Terminology, various forms in Greek language, Greek) were Early Slavs, early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled in the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages and eventually became one of the progenitors of modern South Slavs. They were mentioned by early Byzantine Empire, Byzantine chroniclers as Barbarians in the Byzantine Empire, barbarians having appeared at the Byzantine borders along with the Antes (people), Antes (East Slavs), another Slavic group. The Sclaveni were differentiated from the Antes and Wends (West Slavs); however, they were described as kin. Eventually, most South Slavic tribes accepted Byzantine Empire, Byzantine or Francia, Frankish suzerainty, and came under their cultural influences and Chalcedonian Christianity. The term was widely used as a general catch-all term until the emergence of separate tribal names by the 10th century. Customs The Sclaveni had similar if not identical customs and culture to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
