Lepanto may refer to: The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese name of Naupactus, Greece Battlesthird Battle of Lepanto (1571); defeat of the Turkish fleet; the most famous of the Lepanto battles and one of the decisive events in world history an ancient battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC).first Battle of Zonchio, aka 1st Battle of Lepanto (1499), during the Turkish-Venetian Wars; defeat of the Venetian fleetsecond Battle of Lepanto (1500) or Battle of Modon during… (More on Lepanto)