Graitzas then attempted a sortie, and managed to break through and find refuge in the Venetian-held fortress of Lepanto.
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Salmeniko was the last stronghold to offer resistance, under the command of Graitzas Palaiologos.
During 1460 in the final battle of the Roman Empire in its Byzantine incarnation, Graitzas Palaiologos, the military commander of the city of Salmenikos, defeated Mehmed II, who after a month of siege returned home without conquering that "unimportant city".
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