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Spetses

Spetses is a small Greek island off the eastern coast of the Peloponnese, near the entrance to the Argolic Gulf. Like Hydra it built a merchant fleet in the 18th century, and its ships fought in the Greek War of Independence, when the island's Laskarina Bouboulina commanded vessels against the Ottomans.

Spetses
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Spetses. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/spetses
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