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Taranto Taranto (; ; previously called Tarent in English) 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. Founded by Spartans ...

, Apulia, Italy, on the site of the ancient Roman city of Tarentum (formerly the Greek colony of Taras) **See also

History of Taranto The origin of the city of Taranto dates from the 8th century BC when it was founded as a Greek colony, known as Taras. Taras gradually increased its influence, becoming a commercial power and a city-state of Magna Graecia and ruling over many of ...

Tarentum (Campus Martius) In the topography of ancient Rome, the Tarentum or Terentum was a religious precinct north of the Trigarium, a field for equestrian exercise, in the Campus Martius. The archaeological survey of the site shows that it had no buildings. The Taren ...

, also Terentum, an area in or on the edge of the Campus Martius in Rome *

Tarentum, Pennsylvania Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, along the Allegheny River. Tarentum was an industrial center where plate glass and bottles were manufactured; bricks, lumber, ...

, United States ** Tarentum Bridge, in the above place * ST ''Tarentum'', a tug in service with Società Rim. Napoletani (1962–82); originally known as ''Empire Bess''