The war of 1499-1503 probably favoured the Ottomans overall: they gained Modon, Durazzo, and Coron, while Venice took Cephalonia and Ithaca. These entrepôts supported trade and offered galley crews places to stop and recover during coastal voyages, often ashore. A chain of such positions also gave Venice bases from which to protect commerce and keep the Adriatic route open. Losing secure access through the Adriatic threatened Venice's connection to the sea. The territorial outcome therefore affected the working maritime network on which Venetian trade depended.
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Why Modon, Durazzo, Coron, Cephalonia, and Ithaca mattered
The war redistributed ports and islands whose value lay in trade, galley rest stops, fleet support, and control of Venetian access through the Adriatic.