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). 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. 1960s - steelworks "IV Centro" in business in Taranto (approximate date). 1965 - Stadio Erasmo Iacovone (stadium) opens. 1977 - Ponte Punta Penna Pizzone (bridge) opens. 1979 - Quotidiano di Taranto newspaper begins publication.
21st century
2007 - 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 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
in Italian
(bibliography) (includes Taranto) 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)