Timeline of Taranto
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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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- 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 | edit source]- 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 - Quotidiano di Taranto newspaper begins publication.[6]
21st century
[edit | edit source]- 2007 - Italian local elections, 2007 held; Ippazio Stefano becomes mayor.
- 2013 - Population: 198,728.[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- ^ a b c Domenico 2002.
- ^ a b Haydn 1910.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c d e f Treccani 1937.
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This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taranto.
- 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)