Timeline of Taranto explained

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

Prior to 20th century

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

20th century

• 1901 - Population: 50,592.
• 1911 - formed.
• 1914 - Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto (shipyard) begins operating.
• 1921 - Population: 103,807.
• 1922 - begins operating.
• 1923 - (racetrack) opens.
• 1927 - Taranto F.C. 1927 formed.
• 1936 - Population: 127,230.
• 1940 - Battle of Taranto fought during World War II.
• 1947 - newspaper begins publication.^[2]
• 1960s - steelworks "IV Centro" in business in Taranto (approximate date).
• 1965 - Stadio Erasmo Iacovone (stadium) opens.
• 1977 - Ponte Punta Penna Pizzone (bridge) opens.
• 1979 - newspaper begins publication.

21st century

• 2007 - held; Ippazio Stefano becomes mayor.
• 2013 - Population: 198,728.^[3]

See also

• History of Taranto
• List of mayors of Taranto (in Italian)
• List of bishops of Taranto
• 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

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Book: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . . London . John Murray . 1854 . 1872. Tarentum . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%3Bseq=1118. . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . 2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%3Bseq=1118 .
• Tarentum . 23 . 61 - 62 . 1.
• Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia . London . 1901 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101065312959?urlappend=%3Bseq=91. Taranto. . Chambers's Encyclopaedia . 2027/njp.32101065312959?urlappend=%3Bseq=91 .
  • Taranto . 26 . Ashby . Thomas . Thomas Ashby (archaeologist) . 415 - 416 . 1910 . . 1.
    • Book: Italian Port Guide: Bari, Brindisi, Taranto . Washington, DC . . 1979. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112105110164?urlappend=%3Bseq=39. Taranto . 2027/uiug.30112105110164?urlappend=%3Bseq=39 .
• Book: Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture . Roy Domenico . Greenwood. 0313307334 . 2002. Apulia: Taranto . 28+. .

in Italian

• Book: Giovanni Battista Gagliardo . Descrizione topografica di Taranto. 1811 . Angelo Trani . Naples .
• Book: Storia di Taranto . Domenico Ludovico De Vincentiis . 1878 . it .
• Book: Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana . it . Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese . Turin . 6th. 1887 . Taranto . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2649819?urlappend=%3Bseq=921. Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana . 2027/uc1.c2649819?urlappend=%3Bseq=921 .
• Book: Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia . Carlo Lozzi . Imola . 12117233 . it . 1887 . 2 . Storie de'Municipii: Taranto . https://books.google.com/books?id=IOBAAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA303. (bibliography)
• Book: Nicola Bernardini . Guida della stampa periodica italiana . it . R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante . Lecce . 1890. Provincia di Lecce. 2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=493 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=493. . (includes Taranto)
• Book: Touring Club Italiano . Guide Regionali Illustrate . Puglie . it . Taranto. 2027/uc1.c035947291?urlappend=%3Bseq=82 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c035947291?urlappend=%3Bseq=82. Touring Club Italiano . circa 1900?

External links

• Archivio di Stato di Taranto (state archives)
• Items related to Taranto, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Taranto, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy . . Norway . 3 January 2017 .
2. Book: Western Europe . 5th . 2003. . Italy . 978-1-85743-152-0 . Regional Surveys of the World .
3. Web site: Resident Population . Demo-Geodemo . . 3 January 2017 .