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Siege of the Acropolis

Siege of the Acropolis was a siege conducted on 23 September 1687 at Acropolis of Athens, in what is now Greece; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Surrender of the Acropolis of Athens; destruction of the Parthenon. Recorded strength: 10,750 against Unknown.

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Illustration from Atene Attica Descritta da suoi Principii sino all’acquisto fatto dall’Armi Venete nel 1687…, Venice, Antonio Bortoli, 1695 edition, by Francesco Fanelli
Illustration from Atene Attica Descritta da suoi Principii sino all’acquisto fatto dall’Armi Venete nel 1687…, Venice, Antonio Bortoli, 1695 edition, by Francesco Fanelli. Francesco Fanelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 September 1687lasted 6 days
WhereAcropolis of Athens, Greece37.972N, 23.726E
OutcomeSurrender of the Acropolis of Athens; destruction of the Parthenon
BelligerentsRepublic of VeniceagainstGreek mercenaries; Ottoman Empire
Part ofMorean War1684 to 1699

Where it sits in the Morean War

Siege of Santa Maura, 1684Siege of Coron (1685), 1685Battle of Kalamata, 1685Siege of Coron (1686), 1686Battle of Icaria, 1686Siege of Nauplia, 1686Battle of Cape Baba, 1686Siege of Castelnuovo, 1687Siege of Patras, 1687Siege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of Negroponte, 1688Siege of Knin, 1688Battle of Mytilene, 1690Siege of Vlorë, 1691Siege of Chania, 1692Battle of the Oinousses Islands, 1695Battle of Zeytinburnu, 1695Battle of Andros (1696), 1696Action of 6 July 1697, 1697Battle of Andros (1697), 1697Battle of Tenedos (1698), 1698Battle of Samothrace, 169816841698Siege of the Acropolis, 1687
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 September 1687
to 29 September 1687
PlaceAcropolis of Athens, Greece
37.972N, 23.726E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength10,750Unknown
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 404 BC and 1827.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1687

Siege of the Acropolis is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109857770, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of the Acropolis (1687), revision 1370746637, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.