Battle of Nicopolis (1798)
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The Battle of Nicopolis was fought on 23 October 1798 between a French-led army and the autonomous Pashalik of Yanina ruled by Ali Pasha of Yanina. France had occupied the Venetian Ionian Islands off
Illustration of the battle by Felician Myrbach
French guns on the rightwards redoubt
French infantry fighting Albanian cavalry
Albanian cavalry showing a French soldier's head to Richemont
Nicopolis
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Nicopolis or Actia Nicopolis was the capital city of the Roman province of Epirus. Its site, near Preveza, Greece, still contains impressive ruins. The city was founded in 29 BC by Octavian in commemo
Battle of Nicopolis (1798)
…when the Ottoman Empire declared war on France Ali attacked the French positions. The battle, which took place amidst the ruins of the ancient city of Nicopolis, resulted in a French defeat, and was followed by a devastating sack of Preveza. At the end of the 18th century, the Ionian Islands (Corfu, Zakynthos…
The Roman nymphaeum of Nicopolis
Octavian's campsite memorial at Actium: terrace wall with cuttings for rostra (bronze rams) taken from Antony's warships
The ancient Odeon.
The central thermae of Nicopolis.