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   Taranto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtaːranto] ⓘ; Tarantino: Tarde) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base.

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     The origin of the city of Taranto dates from the 8th century...

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     The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11/12...

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   Taranto, city, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southeastern Italy. The city lies at the base of the Salentine Peninsula on the northern inlet (Mare Grande) of the Gulf of Taranto. The old part of the city occupies a small island that lies between the Mare Grande and the inner harbour (Mare Piccolo).

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   Taranto (Tarantino: Tarde) is a city on the Ionian coast of Apulia, in southeastern Italy. With 200,000 inhabitants it is the third-largest city of Southern Italy and the second-largest city of the region, after the capital Bari.

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   Aug 24, 2017 · Definition. by Mark Cartwright. published on 24 August 2017. Subscribe to topic Subscribe to author. Silver Stater of Tarentum. Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) Tarentum (Taras, modern Taranto), located on the southern coast of Apulia, Italy, was a Greek and then Roman city.

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   Who founded Taranto?

   • Another tradition indicates Taras himself as the founder of the city; the symbol of the Greek city (as well as of the modern city) is Taras riding a dolphin. In its beginning, Taranto was a monarchy, probably modelled on the one ruling over Sparta; around 492 BC king Aristophilides ruled over the city.

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   What is Taranto known for?

   • The comune of Taranto (red) within its province. The natural harbor at Taranto made it a logical home port for the Italian naval fleet before and during the First World War. During World War II, Taranto became famous for a November 1940 British air attack on the Regia Marina naval base stationed here, which today is called the Battle of Taranto .

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   Was Taranto a Roman city?

   • During the late Republic and all the Roman Empire, Taranto was a simple provincial city (Prefecture of Italy, Diocese of Italia suburbicaria, Apulia et Calabria province). Emperor Trajanus tried to counter the reduction of the population giving the Tarentine lands to his veterans, but this initiative failed.

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   How many people live in Taranto?

   • Taranto had a population of about 18,000 inhabitants, all of them living in the small island of the old town. After the Italian unification, the city became the main base of the newly formed Italian Navy in 1866, and site of important events like the "Battle of Taranto" in 1940, with the victory of the British naval forces against the Italian ones.

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6. www.historynet.com › learned-battle-tarantoWhat We Learned from the Battle of Taranto - HistoryNet

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   Jul 3, 2017 · In the long view of history, however, the Battle of Taranto changed the face of naval warfare forever. It signaled the replacement of the battleship by the aircraft carrier as the centerpiece of naval forces and an accompanying shift in naval tactics and strategies. The Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ferociously confirmed that ...