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Exactly 450 years ago, 7 October 1571, one of the greatest sea battles ever: the Battle of #Lepanto. 1/ 
The battle was between the Holy League (commanders were Don Juan of Austria - Spain and half brother of Philipp II, Sebastiano Venier - Venice and Marcantonio Colonna - Papal States) and the Ottomans (led by Ali Pasha who died in the battle). 2/
It was the largest naval battle since classical antiquity, involving more than 400 warships.
It was fought entirely between rowing vessels (galleys and galeasses. Venice's Arsenale was INCREDIBLY fast in building them). 3/
It was fought entirely between rowing vessels (galleys and galeasses. Venice's Arsenale was INCREDIBLY fast in building them). 3/
