In the meantime, the relations of the Venetians and the mercenaries worsened daily. War-making materials were loaded on the boats, the army boarded and the signal for departure was given.
I will try to give you a description of the state of the Acropolis monuments shortly before the start of the Morosini campaign. We went to see a Capuchin who lives at Demosthenes’ Lantern, and he treated us to wine, bread, apples, figs and pomegranates. Varola, Niccol and Francesco Volpato., Dispaccio di Francesco Morosini, Capitano Generale da Mar, Intorin at Bombardamento e della Presa d’ Atene, l’ Anno 1687, Venice, 1862. Mommsen, Theodor E., «The Venetians in Athens and the Destruction of the Parthenon in 1687», American Journal of Archaeology, 45, 1941, 544-56. At the gates of the city, the Bishop and Athenian nobles which received them as victors and declared their fealty to the Republic of St. Mark. Relatione Marciana: Biblioteca Marciana, Venice. The intercolumnia of the western and probably those of the eastern porch, were united with a similar wall in order to form a closed corridor, perhaps a kind of substitute for the atrium of a typical basilica. Morosini called together the notables to announce the decisions of the council. It is impossible for me to describe all of the antiquities that are found here! Some sources say that the shot was random, others that it was aimed. The temple of Athena Nike was still untouched in its position atop its ancient Tower when Spon visited the Acropolis. The Turks fired on them continuously, thinning out their ranks. Political / Social. Destruction of the Parthenon and loot of sculptures from Athens, Scuola Navale Militare Francesco Morosini, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Morosini&oldid=981443160, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 October 2020, at 10:20.
The Venetians asked for 40,000 reals annually. Francesco Morosini (1619-1694) was appointed as its leader. The eastern door was eliminated in order to place there the Christian sanctuary, in accordance with the orientation of Christian churches, while the existing western door of the temple was retained as the main entrance. His enthronement took place in Aegina and, now as Doge, he departed for Halkida.
They sent a message to the Turks, seeking the surrender of the Fortress in exchange for the undisturbed departure of the Turks, along with their portable goods. In 1674 it received a visit from the French ambassador of Louis XIV to the Ottoman Porte, the Marquis Olier de Nointel. The Parthenon was used as a powder magazine by the Ottomans when on September 26, 1687, Morosini's cannon scored a direct hit on the edifice. [1], In 1685, at the outbreak of the Morean War, Morosini took command of a fleet against the Ottomans and sacked Koroni.
Adhering to more recent models, it had a far larger incline. They assured the Venetians that the Turks had been terrorized, that the fortress of Athens was in poor shape, and that it would fall in a matter of days.
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