The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Taranto in the Apulia region of Italy.
Prior to 20th century edit
- 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 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 (bridge) built.[citation needed]
- Work begins on the maritime arsenal.[4]
- 1886 - Taranto–Brindisi railway begins operating.
- 1887 - Ponte di San Francesco di Paola (bridge) built.[4]
- 1889 - Arsenale militare marittimo di Taranto built.
- 1896 - Palazzo degli Uffici built.[4]
20th century edit
- 1901 - Population: 50,592.[5][4]
- 1911 - Audace Football Club formed.
- 1914 - Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto (shipyard) begins operating.[1]
- 1921 - Population: 103,807.[5]
- 1922 - Tram begins operating.
- 1923 - Motovelodromo Corvisea (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 newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1960s - Finsider 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 newspaper begins publication.[6]
21st century edit
- 2007 - Italian local elections, 2007 held; Ippazio Stefano becomes mayor.
- 2013 - Population: 198,728.[7]
See also edit
- History of Taranto
- List of mayors of Taranto (in Italian)
- List of bishops of Taranto
- History of Apulia region
Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:(it)
- Timeline of Bari, Apulia region
- Timeline of Brindisi, Apulia
- Timeline of L'Aquila, Abruzzo region
- Timeline of Naples, Campania region
- Timeline of Reggio Calabria
- Timeline of Salerno, Campania
References edit
- ^ a b c Domenico 2002.
- ^ a b Haydn 1910.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c d e f Treccani 1937.
- ^ a b "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
in English edit
- William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Tarentum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
- . 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). . 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 edit
- 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
External links edit
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