TARANTO

täˈräntō, Lat. Tarentum, city (1991 pop. 232,334), capital of Taranto prov., Apulia, S Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto, an arm of the Ionian Sea. Taranto is, after La Spezia, the chief military port of Italy, and it is also an agricultural, industrial, and fishing center. Manufactures include steel, metal products, refined petroleum, cement, machinery, and ships. Founded by colonists from Sparta in the 8th cent. b.c., Taranto was a town of Magna Graecia and was powerful enough to resist the Romans until 272 b.c. It was destroyed (927) by the Arabs but was later rebuilt by the Byzantines. As a part of the kingdom of Naples the city was strongly fortified and was held as a principality by various lords. Its harbor, protected by the Italian fleet, was bombed several times in World War II. Much of the Italian navy was caught and destroyed there. Of note in Taranto are the cathedral (11th–12th cent., with a baroque facade), a castle (originally Byzantine, rebuilt in 1480), and the national museum (with a fine collection of Greek pottery).

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Tota Italia: Essays in the Cultural Formation of Roman Italy
Book by Mario Torelli; Clarendon Press, 1999
Subjects: Acculturation--Italy--History, Italy--Civilization--Roman Influences, Italy--Civilization--To 476
...Sciarelli et al. , " I santuari ", Atti Taranto 1987 , 361 f. map at fig. 7 . Besides...dOccidente , i , 55; M. Cipriani, in Atti Taranto 1987 , 401 f. ; a 5th-cent. BC sanctuary...dOccidente , i , 55; Cipriani, in Atti Taranto 1987 , 412 f. ; a sanctuary at the site...
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The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia: Indexes
Book by A. D. Trendall, Alexander Cambitoglou; Clarendon Press, 1982
Subjects: Vases, Greco-Roman, Vases--Italy--Puglia
...handled hydria and patera in the field. 76 Taranto 8880. Woman with handled cista and fan...alabastron, youth with phiale and cista. 77 Taranto 8884 5113 . Youth with mirror, seated...running up with kalathos and alabastron. 78 Taranto 8910 5110 . CV A 1 , IV Dr, pl. 8...
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The Menorah, the Ancient Seven-Armed Candelabrum: Origin, Form, and Significance
Book by Rachel Hachlili; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Menorah
...Taoura (Thagura) North Africa epitaph D8.333 Tarauto Italy tombstone D8.183 li Taranto Italy tombstone D8.184 Taranto Italy tombstone D8.185 Taranto Italy tombstone D8.186 Taranto Italy tombstone D8.187 Taranto Italy tombstone D8...
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The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture
Book by Roy Domenico; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Italy--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
I, assumed the title of Prince of Taranto. Bohemond, one of the leaders of the First Crusade, revived Taranto as a port. After Angevin control, the...base. As part of the Kingdom of Italy, Taranto became a major naval base and, in 1882...
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Later Greek Sculpture: And Its Influence on East and West
Book by A. W. Lawrence; Harcourt, Brace, 1927
Subjects: Sculpture, Greek
The terracotta mould from Taranto, pl. 92b, Scheurleer Coll., Hague...relief of warrior, pl. 92a, from Taranto, Scheurleer Coll. Arch. Anz...sculpture. Two limestone reliefs, from Taranto, Berlin Arch. Anz. , 1919, p...
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The Attack at Taranto
Journal article by Angelo N. Caravaggio; Naval War College Review, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Maritime history, Military engagements, Military history, Military strategy, Royal Navy-Italy, Royal Navy-UK, Taranto Italy
The Attack at Taranto by Angelo N. Caravaggio The lack of...from the Italian order of battle, at Taranto. However, questionable decisions in...conditions in the Mediterranean theatre after Taranto was finite, and it closed with the arrival...
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Music Library Association Administrative Structure
Journal article; Music Library Association. Notes, Vol. 67, 2010
Subjects: Academic libraries, Chamber music, Colleges & universities, Committees, Editors, Information retrieval, Meetings, Music Library Association, Music industry, Society, Web sites
...0188; clevels@bgsu.edu. Cheryl Taranto. Music Library, University of Nevada...89154-7002; 702-895-2549; cheryl.taranto@unlv.edu. Liza Vick. Eda Kuhn Loeb...Ruthann McTyre, Michael Rogan, Cheryl Taranto. Charge: The charge of the Finance Committee...
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The Contemporary Presidency: And We Will Know Their Greatness by the Trail of Controversy: Washington, Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt and Their Increasingly Contested Successors
Journal article by Gunnar Grendstad; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 38, 2008
Subjects: Incumbency (Public office)--Research, Lincoln, Abraham--Powers and duties, President of the United States--Research, Roosevelt, Franklin D.--Powers and duties, Washington, George (American president)--Powers and duties
...Wall Street Journal (FS/WSJ) study (Taranto and Leo 2004). Each study included 39...Greatness and Contestedness Schlesinger Taranto and (1997) Leo (2004) Mean Cv Mean...br/ Sources: Schlesinger (1997); Taranto and Leo (2004). This table does <br...
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Age as a Factor in Judgments of Wisdom and Creativity
Journal article by Alison J. Knight, Wendy V. Parr; New Zealand Journal of Psychology, Vol. 28, 1999
Subjects: Aged--Public opinion, Creative ability--Social aspects, Social perception--Analysis, Wisdom--Social aspects
...older adults in our culture (e.g., Taranto, 1989), and conversely, creativity...that wisdom comes with increasing age (Taranto, 1989). On the other hand, target...with stereotypes about wisdom (e.g., Taranto). With respect to creativity, age differences...
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Short-Term Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide on Mortality and Susceptibility Factors in 10 Italian Cities: The EpiAir Study
Journal article by Monica Chiusolo, Ennio Cadum, Massimo Stafoggia, Claudia Galassi, Giovanna Berti, Annunziata Faustini, Luigi Bisanti, Maria Angela Vigotti, Maria Patrizia Dessi, Achille Cernigliaro, Sandra Mallone, Barbara Pacelli, Sante Minerba, Lorenzo Simonato, Francesco Forastiere; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 119, 2011
Subjects: Air pollution--Health aspects, Metropolitan areas--Health aspects, Mortality--Demographic aspects, Mortality--Forecasts and trends, Mortality--Italy, Nitrogen dioxide--Health aspects
...only for Mestre-Venice, Pisa, Rome, Taranto, and / Turin. / (e) Data available...Epidemiology Unit, Local Health Authority, Taranto, Italy; (11) Department of Environmental...M. Serinelli, and M.A. Vigotti (Taranto, Italy); and G. Berti, E. Cadum...
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Remember Taranto! the First Pearl Harbor
Magazine article by William L. Renfro; The Futurist, Vol. 30, November 1996
Subjects: Pearl Harbor, Attack on, 1941--Analysis, Taranto, Italy--Military aspects
Remember Taranto! The first Pearl Harbor by William L. Renfro...attack, the fleet was Italian, and the harbor was Taranto, in the heel of Italys "boot." The tale of the attack on Taranto, the first Pearl Harbor, is just not told...
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Taranto: Prelude to Pearl Harbor!
Magazine article by Owen Gault; Sea Classics, Vol. 34, August 2001
Taranto: Prelude to Pearl Harbor! by Owen Gault...Located high in the arch of Italys boot, Taranto was the snug, secure home port of more...had happened. Untouchable, sacrosanct Taranto was under air attack in the middle of the...
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The Taranto Principle
Magazine article by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.; The American Spectator, Vol. 41, November 2008
Subjects: Candidates, Journalists, Politics, Presidential elections, War crimes
The Taranto Principle by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr WASHINGTON...journalism schools, they will call it the "Taranto Principle." At least, that is what they...corners are not. Very curious. What is the Taranto Principle? It is a principle laid down...
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We're from the Government
Magazine article by James Taranto; The American Spectator, Vol. 43, July 2010
Subjects: Drilling, Endangered & extinct species, Energy industry, Leadership, Linguistics, Marine mammals
Were from the Government by James Taranto A CURIOUS LINGUISTIC CONSEQUENCE CIK Americas constitutional structure is that the phrase "the government" means something quite...
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Peer Pressure
Magazine article by James Taranto; The American Spectator, Vol. 43, February 2010
Peer Pressure by James Taranto HOW URGENT IS THE THREAT OP GLOBAL WMMING? Listen to an editorial that the Guardian, Englands leading left-wing daily, published...
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Pick Night
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 23, 2004
...years ago, a skeleton was unearthed in Taranto in southern Italy. His elaborate tomb...them, they tell us what the Athlete of Taranto ate (a high-protein diet), and what...was fit, but what did the Athlete of Taranto (above right) do? Well, thats where...
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TEN OF THE GREATEST; British Naval Victories; LIVE FOR LISTS
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 7, 2010
Subjects: Naval battles
...almost entirely on the U-boat threat. 7 TARANTO ITALY, 1940 At about 9pm on a cold Mediterranean...Illustrious for the Italian naval base at Taranto. The attack cost the British only two...Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who mimicked Taranto in the Japanese attack on the American...
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Mysterious Addition
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 10, 2003
...standing up for the Dixie Chicks," James Taranto writes in his Best of the Web Today column...Bush during a concert overseas," Mr. Taranto noted. "The Baltimore Sun reports...see if we have this straight." Mr. Taranto said. "A congressional committee intimidates...
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The Murray Whitewash
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 27, 2002
Subjects: Bush, Jeb, Murray, Patty
...silence from the national media," James Taranto writes in his Best of the Web Today column...all since she made the speech," Mr. Taranto said. "Those whore skeptical of liberal...paper would ignore it altogether?" Mr. Taranto added: "The Murray whitewash may prove...
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Blame Game
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 4, 2008
Subjects: Cleland, Max
...Clelands patriotism is in question, James Taranto writes in his Best of the Web Today column...pandering to special interests, Mr. Taranto noted. Democrats, unable to defend Clelands...patriotism should be above reproach. Mr. Taranto added: This year, Democrats hoped to...
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Taranto
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TARANTO ta ranto, Lat. Tarentum, city (1991 pop. 232,334), capital of Taranto prov., Apulia, S Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto, an arm of the Ionian Sea. Taranto is, after La Spezia, the chief military port of Italy, and it is also...
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Apulia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its southern portion...Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce, and Taranto provs. (named for their capitals...pursued in the Adriatic and in the Gulf of Taranto. The scarcity of water has long been...
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Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Venice , Bari , Trieste , Messina , Verona , Padua , Cagliari , Taranto , Brescia , and Livorno . Northern Italy, made up largely...the country, include Naples, Bari, Brindisi , Foggia , and Taranto. Except for the Po and Adige, Italy has only short rivers...
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Magna Graecia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...were on both coasts from the Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Taranto southward. Unlike Greek Sicily, Magna Graecia began to decline...and endless warfare among the colonies. Only Tarentum (now Taranto) and Cumae remained individually very significant. Magna...
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Ionian Sea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...with the Adriatic Sea by the Strait of Otranto. The Gulf of Taranto and the Gulf of Corinth are its chief arms. The Ionian Islands...eastern part. Kerkira and Patrai (Greece) and Catania and Taranto (Italy) are the chief ports...
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