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Siege of the Acropolis (1687)
| Siege of the Acropolis | |||||||
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| Part of the Morean War | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Pianta_del_castello_d%27acropoli,_F.Fanelli_1707.jpg) Contemporary engraving depicting the Acropolis at the time of the siege. The trajectory of the shell that hit the Parthenon, causing its explosion, is marked. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of Venice | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Francesco Morosini Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,750 | Unknown | ||||||
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.
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