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The more I read about the 16th century, the more utterly hegemonic the Ottomans seem in the Med - everything the Holy League, Spain etc accomplished were basically holding actions or proxy fights (Tunis etc) designed to keep Ottoman influence from spilling over into the Western Med. Venice holding on as long as it did seems increasingly surprising.

How badly do you have to screw the Ottomans to see a more uncertain picture in the Eastern Med? And how far could the Ottomans have gone in the Western Med if they'd been so inclined to fully exploit their dominance?
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