Frankish towers of Greece

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The Frankish towers of Greece (Greek: Φράγκικοι πύργοι) are the towers built during the period of Frankish rule in Greece (ca. 1204 – 1500), either for defence or for habitation, by the Frankish Crusaders, of which many survive to this day.

Sources

  • Lock, Peter (1986). "The Frankish Towers of Central Greece". The Annual of the British School at Athens. 81: 101–123. doi:10.1017/S0068245400020104. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Nicolle, David (2007). Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571. Fortress. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-976-9.