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🇬🇷 Greece · Fortress

Fortress of Eleutherai — Gyphokastro

Classical (370 BCE) · Athenian/Boeotian

Fortress of Eleutherai — Gyphokastro in Attica/Boeotia, Greece is a Classical (370 BCE) fortress attributed to Athenian/Boeotian.

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress

Callipolis — Gelibolu Fortress Wall Extension

Byzantine–Genoese (1200–1350 CE) · Byzantine then Genoese

Callipolis — Gelibolu Fortress Wall Extension in Çanakkale Province, Turkey is a Byzantine–Genoese (1200–1350 CE) fortress attributed to Byzantine then Genoese.