Tarentum

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 22 §59 Tarentum

  The chief Greek city of southern Italy.

• The History of Rome, Book 23 §32 to Tarentum with one of the legates

  Great Greek harbour-city on the heel of Italy, watched as a possible Macedonian landing-point.

• The History of Rome, Book 24 §13 to possess Tarentum

  Great Greek harbor-city on the heel of Italy, coveted by Hannibal as a port for King Philip's crossing.

• The History of Rome, Book 25 §7 Tarentum

  The chief Greek city of southern Italy; betrayed to Hannibal, though its Roman-held citadel never falls (§8–11).

• The History of Rome, Book 26 §6 Tarentum

  The great Greek city of southern Italy; Hannibal holds the town but not its Roman-held citadel.

• The History of Rome, Book 27 §4 the Tarentine citadel

  Tarentum, the great Greek port; its citadel held out for Rome while the city was Hannibal's until Fabius retook it (ch. 15-16).

• The History of Rome, Book 29 §13 Tarentum

  The great Greek port of southern Italy, held for Rome since its recapture in 209 BC.

• The History of Rome, Book 31 §24 Tarentum

  Tarentum, the great Greek city of southern Italy, cited as subject to Roman rule.

• The History of Rome, Book 34 §4 Tarentum

  South Italian city held by Hannibal.

• The History of Rome, Book 35 §16 the Tarentines

  People of Tarentum, the great Greek city of southern Italy.

• The History of Rome, Book 36 §2 Tarentum

  The chief Greek city of the heel of Italy, whose coast was set under guard.

• The History of Rome, Book 38 §29 Tarentum

  Greek city of southern Italy, made a praetorian province.

• The History of Rome, Book 39 §30 Tarentum

  The great Greek port-city of southern Italy, the praetor's provincial seat.

• The History of Rome, Book 41 §1 Tarentum

  The great port of the gulf of the same name in southern Italy, the southern limit of one naval commissioner's guard.