Timeline of Taranto

History of Taranto, Italy

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Taranto in the Apulia region of Italy.

Prior to 20th century

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Timeline

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  • 8th C. BCE - "Greeks from Sparta and Laconia took ancient Taras from the Massepicans."[1]
  • 212 BCE - Battle of Tarentum (212 BC) fought during the Second Punic War.[2]
  • 209 BCE - Battle of Tarentum (209 BC).[2]
  • 465 CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Taranto active (approximate date).[3]
  • 840 CE - Taranto occupied by Muslims (approximate date).[1]
  • 927 - Taranto sacked by Saracens.[4]
  • 967 - Nikephoros II Phokas "rebuilds the town".[4]
  • 11th C. - Taranto Cathedral
  • 1063 - Taranto taken by forces of Norman Robert Guiscard.[4]
  • 1088 - Bohemond I of Antioch becomes Prince of Taranto.[4]
  • 1301 - Philip I, Prince of Taranto becomes Prince of Taranto.[4]
  • 1496 - Castello Aragonese (Taranto) present fortress built.[4]
  • 1656 - Plague.[5]
  • 1770 - Palazzo Pantaleo [it] built.
  • 1861 - Population: 27,484.[5]
  • 1864 - Naval Commission designate it as third maritime arsenal.[4]
  • 1868 - Taranto railway station opens.
  • 1869 - Jonica railway begins operating.
  • 1881 - Population: 33,942.[5]
  • 1883
    • Ponte di Porta Napoli [it] (bridge) built.[citation needed]
    • Work begins on the maritime arsenal.[4]
  • 1886 - Taranto–Brindisi railway begins operating.
  • 1887 - Ponte di San Francesco di Paola [it] (bridge) built.[4]
  • 1889 - Arsenale militare marittimo di Taranto [it] built.
  • 1896 - Palazzo degli Uffici [it] built.[4]

20th century

  • 1901 - Population: 50,592.[5][4]
  • 1911 - Audace Football Club [it] formed.
  • 1914 - Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto (shipyard) begins operating.[1]
  • 1921 - Population: 103,807.[5]
  • 1922 - Tram [it] begins operating.
  • 1923 - Motovelodromo Corvisea [it] (racetrack) opens.
  • 1927 - Taranto F.C. 1927 formed.
  • 1936 - Population: 127,230.[5]
  • 1940 - Battle of Taranto fought during World War II.
  • 1947 - Corriere del Giorno [it] newspaper begins publication.[6]
  • 1960s - Finsider [it] steelworks "IV Centro" in business in Taranto (approximate date).[citation needed]
  • 1965 - Stadio Erasmo Iacovone (stadium) opens.
  • 1977 - Ponte Punta Penna Pizzone (bridge) opens.
  • 1979 - Il Quotidiano di Taranto [it] newspaper begins publication.[6]

21st century

  • 2007 - Italian local elections, 2007 [it] held; Ippazio Stefano becomes mayor.
  • 2013 - Population: 198,728.[7]

See also

Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:(it)

References

  1. ^ a b c Domenico 2002.
  2. ^ a b Haydn 1910.
  3. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Britannica 1910.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Treccani 1937.
  6. ^ a b "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
  7. ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

  • William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Tarentum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
  • "Tarentum" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (9th ed.). 1888. pp. 61–62.
  • "Taranto". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312959.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • "Taranto", Southern Italy and Sicily (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908
  • Ashby, Thomas (1910). "Taranto" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). pp. 415–416.
  • Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Tarentum", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
  • Augustus J. C. Hare (1911), "Taranto", Cities of Southern Italy, New York: Dutton
  • "Taranto". Italian Port Guide: Bari, Brindisi, Taranto. Washington, DC: United States Navy Department. 1979. hdl:2027/uiug.30112105110164.
  • Roy Domenico (2002). "Apulia: Taranto". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 28+. ISBN 0313307334.

in Italian

  • Giovanni Battista Gagliardo (1811). Descrizione topografica di Taranto. Naples: Angelo Trani.
  • Domenico Ludovico De Vincentiis (1878). Storia di Taranto (in Italian).
  • "Taranto". Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian) (6th ed.). Turin: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese. 1887. hdl:2027/uc1.c2649819.
  • Carlo Lozzi (1887). "Storie de'Municipii: Taranto". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). Vol. 2. Imola. OCLC 12117233.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (bibliography)
  • Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Lecce". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. hdl:2027/njp.32101074983378. (includes Taranto)
  • Touring Club Italiano. "Taranto". Puglie. Guide Regionali Illustrate (in Italian). hdl:2027/uc1.c035947291. circa 1900?
  • "Taranto", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1937
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