Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 40.474, 17.233 · 13 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 473 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | A fierce battle between the Tarentines and the Iapygians: the Iapygians won. |
| 346 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Archidamus went to Italy, helped the Tarentines fight, and was killed in battle. |
| 281 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | Pyrrhus first sends Cineas to Tarentum and prepares ships for the crossing |
| 280 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | Entering Tarentum, he puts the citizens to military training |
| 212 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | A rumor that a few Numidian horsemen were plundering the fields spread through Tarentum at that very time |
| 212 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | Tarentum, cut off from supply by sea, was in a position where the besiegers were more likely to starve |
| 212 BC | Polybius, Histories | Hannibal enters Tarentum |
| 212 BC | Polybius, Histories | The Romans are massacred and the Tarentines spared |
| 212 BC | Polybius, Histories | Hannibal devises a barrier to pen in the Romans in the citadel |
| 209 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | When Tarentum fell, Hannibal said that Rome too has its Hannibal and that we lost it by the same trick |
| 209 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | Fabius recaptures Tarentum |
| 209 BC | Polybius, Histories | Fabius retakes Tarentum |
| 83 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | Sulla lands at Tarentum and offers sacrifice |