Roman Tarentum
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Roman Tarentum was the Roman-era phase of the ancient city of Tarentum (modern Taranto in southern Italy), a significant urban and commercial center in Magna Graecia later integrated into the Roman Republic.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Roman culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierCulturalSphere | Greek culture ⓘ |
| earlierLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| earlierReligion | Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
city walls
ⓘ
harbor installations ⓘ urban structures ⓘ |
| hasEarlierSettlement | Greek Taras ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | natural harbor of Taranto ⓘ |
| historicalPhaseOf |
Taranto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarentum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial activity
ⓘ
continuity from Greek to Roman period ⓘ strategic naval position ⓘ |
| language | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Gulf of Taranto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Magna Graecia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regio II Apulia et Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important commercial hub in southern Italy
ⓘ
major port on the Gulf of Taranto ⓘ major urban center in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman era ⓘ |
| transitionFrom | Greek polis of Taras ⓘ |
| urbanType |
commercial city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ provincial center ⓘ |
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