Image: Venetian siege of Acropolis
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Description: Depiction of the Venetian siege of the Acropolis of Athens in 1687, during the Turkish-Venetian War. The siege resulted in the destruction of a large part of the Parthenon, which the Turks used as an ammunition storage site.
Title: Venetian siege of Acropolis
Credit: Morosini in Athens, from the digital edition of the Aechaeology of the city of Athens
Author: Unknown Venetian engraver
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