The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Taranto in the

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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 The Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17 years the two states struggled for supremacy, primarily in Ital ...

. * 209 BCE - Battle of Tarentum (209 BC). * 465 CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Taranto active (approximate date). * 840 CE - Taranto occupied by Muslims (approximate date). * 927 - Taranto sacked by Saracens. * 967 - Nikephoros II Phokas "rebuilds the town". * 11th C. -

Taranto Cathedral Taranto Cathedral ( it, Cattedrale di San Cataldo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Ap ...

* 1063 - Taranto taken by forces of Norman

Robert Guiscard Robert Guiscard (; Modern ; – 17 July 1085) was a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily. Robert was born into the Hauteville family in Normandy, went on to become count and then duke of Apulia and Calabri ...

. * 1088 -

Bohemond I of Antioch Bohemond I of Antioch (5 or 7 March 1111), also known as Bohemond of Taranto, was the prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111. He was a leader of the First Crusade, leading a contingent of Normans on the q ...

becomes Prince of Taranto. * 1301 - Philip I, Prince of Taranto becomes Prince of Taranto. * 1496 -

Castello Aragonese (Taranto) The Castello Aragonese is a fortification in Taranto, Italy. Officially called the Castel San Angelo, it was built on the site of older fortifications dating to Greek occupation in the third and fourth centuries BC. In 1481 the low ground in front ...

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 The Ionian Railway (''Ferrovia Jonica'') is an Italian long railway line that connects Taranto, with Sibari, Crotone and Reggio Calabria. The route operates through the regions of Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria , population_note = ...

begins operating. * 1881 - Population: 33,942. * 1883 ** (bridge) built. ** Work begins on the maritime arsenal. * 1886 -

Taranto–Brindisi railway The Taranto–Bridisi railway is an Italian 70-kilometre long railway line, connecting Taranto with Brindisi. The line was opened in three stages in 1886. On 6 January 1886 the section from Taranto to Latiano opened, then with effect from 25 Aug ...

begins operating. * 1887 - (bridge) built. * 1889 - built. * 1896 - built.

20th century

* 1901 - Population: 50,592. * 1911 - formed. * 1914 -

Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto The Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto (Tosi Shipyard at Taranto) is a defunct Italian shipyard founded in 1914 by engineering company Franco Tosi & C. Between World War I and World War II it specialized in building submarines. The company never rea ...

(shipyard) begins operating. * 1921 - Population: 103,807. * 1922 - begins operating. * 1923 - (racetrack) opens. * 1927 -

Taranto F.C. 1927 Taranto Football Club 1927, commonly referred to as Taranto, is a professional Italian football club, based in Taranto, Apulia. Originally founded in 1927 by the union of two pioneering clubs that created the first city squad, Taranto currently ...

formed. * 1936 - Population: 127,230. * 1940 - Battle of Taranto fought during World War II. * 1947 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1960s - steelworks "IV Centro" in business in Taranto (approximate date). * 1965 -

Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Stadio Erasmo Iacovone is a multi-use stadium in Taranto, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Taranto Sport. The stadium holds 27,584 people. The stadium was founded in 1965 as the Stadio Salinella an ...

(stadium) opens. * 1977 -

Ponte Punta Penna Pizzone Ponte Punta Penna Pizzone also known as Ponte Aldo Moro is a Girder bridge that spans Mar Piccolo in Taranto. The total length of the bridge is . In 1978 it was named in honor of assassinated italian politician Aldo Moro Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro ( ...

(bridge) opens. * 1979 - '' newspaper begins publication.

21st century

* 2007 - held;

Ippazio Stefano Ippazio Stefano (born 25 August 1945) is an Italian politician and physician. Stefano was born in Casarano, Italy. He was a member of the Left Ecology Freedom party, and he joined the Italian Left in 2017. Stefano was elected member of the Sena ...

becomes mayor. * 2013 - Population: 198,728.

References

''This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.''

Bibliography

in English

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in Italian

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External links

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( state archives)
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