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Frontispiece: Map of Heraklion. Allegoric scene: Venice and the Ottoman Empire as warriors. Scene from the Ottoman siege of Candia.
View of Chandax, in 1667-1668, and during it siege by the Ottomans. After being besieged for twenty-four year (1645-1669), Crete became part of the Ottoman Empire (1669).
Map of central Crete. After being besieged for twenty-four years, Crete bacame part of the Ottoman realm in 1669. In the foreground, scene from the naval battle of March 1668 between the Ottoman and the Venetian fleet, outside Chandax. General Morosini and Ottoman officials captivated.
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Bride of Abydos": Ottoman prince with Greek slave in the Harem.
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Bride of Abydos": Ottoman prince with odalisque in the Harem .
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Siege of Corinth": Ottoman official and Greek slave girl at the ruins of the Temple of Apollo in Ancient Corinth.
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "Parisima": Secret meeting of Parisima, wife of Lord Este, with her adoptive son.
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "Parisima": Parisima with her adoptive son and lover in front of her husbant, Lord Este.
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Prisoner of Chillon": The Chillon Castle on the shores of Lake Leman in Switzerland.
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "Hebrew Melodies": View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.
Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Maid of Athens": Tereza Makri, platonic love of Lord Byron and one of his muses during his stay in Athens.