Taranto (Italy)

Taranto (Italy)
Taranto (Italy)
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  • Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Taranto — Infobox CityIT img coa = Emblem of the city of Taranto.png official name = Comune di Taranto region = Puglia province = Taranto (TA) mayor = Ippazio Ezio Stefàno elevation m = 15 area total km2 = 217 population as of = 2001 population total =… …   Wikipedia

  • Taranto Sport — Football club infobox clubname = Taranto fullname = Taranto Sport Srl nickname = Ionici , Rossoblu founded = 1906 ground = Stadio Erasmo Iacovone, Taranto, Italy capacity = 28,000 | chairman = flagicon|Italy Vito Luigi Blasi manager =… …   Wikipedia

  • taranto — ˈtärən.ˌtō, ˈtar ; təˈran.(ˌ)tō adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Taranto, Italy : of or from the city of Taranto, Italy : of the kind or style prevalent in Taranto …   Useful english dictionary

  • Taranto — • Diocese in southern Italy, on a bay in the Gulf of Taranto Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Taranto     Taranto     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • TARANTO — TARANTO, city in Apulia, S. Italy. A series of tombstone inscriptions in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek from the third century until the 12th testify to the existence of a Jewish colony in Taranto. The chronicle of josippon (tenth century) states that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Taranto — [tə ran′tō, tär′ən tō΄] [L Tarentum < Gr Taras, said to be named after Taras, son of Poseidon] 1. seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: pop. 230,000 2. arm of the Ionian Sea, in SE Italy: c. 85 mi (137 km) long …   English World dictionary

  • Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

  • Taranto — /tah rddahn taw/; Eng. /tahr euhn toh , tar , teuh ran toh/, n. 1. Ancient, Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century B.C.; naval base. 244,249. 2. Gulf of, an arm of the Ionian… …   Universalium

  • ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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