Taras (Tarentum)

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ancient Greek city polis

Taras (Tarentum) was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, known as a major center of Magna Graecia and later the Roman city of Tarentum (modern Taranto).

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tarentines 4
Greek city of Tarentum 1
Taras (Tarentum) canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city ⓘ
polis ⓘ
alliedWith Pyrrhus of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancientName Taras NERFINISHED ⓘ
conqueredBy Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
conqueredInCentury 3rd century BC ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek culture ⓘ
economyBasedOn fishing ⓘ
maritime commerce ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
foundedBy Partheniae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spartan colonists ⓘ
foundedInCentury 8th century BC ⓘ
late 8th century BC ⓘ
governmentType Greek polis ⓘ
hadSanctuaryOf Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite remains in modern Taranto ⓘ
hasEponym Taras (mythological hero) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasModernCountry Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasModernLocation Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedIn Pyrrhic War NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Pythagorean tradition ⓘ
agricultural prosperity ⓘ
bronze and silver coins ⓘ
coinage ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
naval power ⓘ
philosophical schools ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
laterBecame Roman city of Tarentum ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf river Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ
river Taras NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
modernName Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Taras (mythological hero) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionHistorically Calabria (ancient sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
romanName Tarentum NERFINISHED ⓘ
situatedOn Gulf of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
wasMajorCenterOf Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ
wasOneOf most important Greek colonies in Italy ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Partheniae → foundingCity → Taras (Tarentum) ⓘ
Archidamus III → alliedWith → Taras (Tarentum) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarentines
Siege of Tarentum (272 BCE) → conflictBetween → Taras (Tarentum) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek city of Tarentum
Siege of Tarentum (272 BCE) → belligerent → Taras (Tarentum) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarentines
Messapians → neighboringPeople → Taras (Tarentum) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarentines
Lucanians → conflictedWith → Taras (Tarentum) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tarentines