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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."
• 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).
• 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 - Palazzo Pantaleo [it] 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
  • Ponte di Porta Napoli [it] (bridge) built.
  • Work begins on the maritime arsenal.
• 1886 - Taranto–Brindisi railway begins operating.
• 1887 - Ponte di San Francesco di Paola [it] (bridge) built.
• 1889 - Arsenale militare marittimo di Taranto [it] built.
• 1896 - Palazzo degli Uffici [it] built.

20th century

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

21st century

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

See also

• History of Taranto
• List of mayors of Taranto (in Italian)
• List of bishops of Taranto
• History of Apulia [it] region

Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:

• 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

1. ^ Domenico 2002.
2. ^ Haydn 1910.
3. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
4. ^ Britannica 1910.
5. ^ Treccani 1937.
6. ^ "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 Misplaced Pages.

Bibliography

in English

• William Smith, ed. (1872) . "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

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)

• History of Taranto
• Timelines of cities in Italy