Modon

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Modon is a historic port city in southwestern Greece, known today as Methoni, that served as a strategic Venetian stronghold and battleground in late medieval and early modern conflicts.

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Modon canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Venetian colony
fortified settlement
historic city
port city
battlegroundIn Venetian–Ottoman wars
conflicts between Venice and the Ottoman Empire
early modern naval conflicts
late medieval naval conflicts
controlledBy Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice
country Greece
hasFeature natural harbor
promontory location
hasNameVariant Methoni
Methoni, Messenia
hasStructure Bourtzi of Methoni
Methoni Castle
heritageStatus archaeological site
historic monument of Greece
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
knownFor Ottoman fortifications
Venetian fortifications
large medieval fortress
role in early modern conflicts
role in late medieval conflicts
languageOfHistoricalAdministration Greek
Ottoman Turkish
Venetian
locatedIn Messenia
Peloponnese
southwestern Greece
locatedOn Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
modernName Methoni
near Koroni
Pylos
partOf Venetian Stato da Mar
linked to: Republic of Venice
region Peloponnese region of Greece
linked to: Peloponnese
significance key maritime gateway between Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean
major Venetian outpost in the Peloponnese
strategicRole Venetian stronghold
commercial port
naval base
usedAs stopover on route to the Holy Land
waypoint on Venetian trade routes to the Levant

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