Maritime republics
War of the Straits
#### War of the Straits

The Genoese expansion in the Black Sea led to the outbreak of a new conflict with Venice, whose fleet, allied with the Eastern Empire and led by [Niccolò Pisani](/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Pisani "Niccolò Pisani"), attempted to drive the Genoese from their colony of [Galata](/wiki/Galata "Galata"), but was repelled by [Paganino Doria](/wiki/Paganino_Doria "Paganino Doria"). The two clashed again in the 1352 Battle of the Bosphorus, with an indecisive outcome. In 1353, the Venetians allied with the [Aragonese](/wiki/Crown_of_Aragon "Crown of Aragon") to attack the Genoese city of Alghero in Sardinia: the battle of the Lojera was the greatest Genoese defeat at the time. The Genoese regrouped in 1354 at the islet of [Sapientza](/wiki/Sapientza "Sapientza") in the Peloponnese, but were unable to take advantage of the victorious [Battle of Sapienza](/wiki/Battle_of_Sapienza "Battle of Sapienza"). The following year, the two republics stipulated a not\-too\-onerous peace, undertaking not to send ships to the Tana for three years.


What was the outcome of the 1352 Battle of the Bosphorus?