First Ottoman-Venetian War (Caesar of Rome)

The First Ottoman-Venetian War (1463 - 1466) was a military and naval engagement fought between the and her allies, and the, from 1463 to 1466. The war was fought years after the fall of the city of Constantinople and the ancient Byzantine Empire by the Ottomans, resulting in the loss of a few Venetian holdings in Greece and Albania.

The peace, signed at the port city of, was a key factor in the initial victories in the later , as the agreements set by the Ottomans ensured non-aggression and the neutrality of Venice. The war also saw the rapid expansion of the Ottoman navy, and with the cession of several Venetian vessels, brought a warning to the Venetians to beware of their holdings outside of Italy, causing the Republic to seek alternative routes to the sea other than by the Adriatic Sea, which many thought the Ottomans could have closed at any moment.