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🌍 Taras (Italy)

  • <span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="8188478" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_8188478">πŸ‘€ Heracles </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="8189868" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_8189868">πŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion </span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-6580" data-type_id="6580" data-object_id="10113297" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6580_10113297">πŸ‘€ Taras (eponym) </span>
  • Alternative names
    Taranto
    Information
    city in Southern Italy, modern Taranto
    Founded by
    πŸ‘€ Taras (eponym) eponym of Taras, son of Poseidon🎨 Tarentine Silver Stater (Type)CoinExclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO Convention🌍 Taras (Italy) city in Southern Italy, modern TarantoTΕ«hura Otago Museum, DunedinPliny, Natural HistoryGeographyPlinyLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
    Eponym
    πŸ‘€ Taras (eponym) eponym of Taras, son of PoseidonPausaniasGeographyPausaniasGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)StraboStraboEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Pliny, Natural HistoryPlinyLatin
    Related Entities
    πŸ‘€ Heracles β€‚πŸ‘€ Oibalos β€‚πŸ‘€ Taras (eponym) β€‚πŸŒ River Taras (Italy) β€‚πŸŒ Metapontion (Italy) β€‚πŸ‘€ Leucippos (Achaian)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Pausanias 10.10.8β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 6.1.15β€‚πŸ“– Strabo 6.3.2β€‚πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 4.125-4.133β€‚πŸ“– Callimachus fr. 617 Pfeifferβ€‚πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 9.8.1
    Mentioned in Text
    Pausanias Strabo Callimachus Vergil, Georgics Pliny, Natural History
    Depictions
    🎨 Tarentine Silver Stater (Type)
    Commissioned depictions of
    πŸ‘€ Heracles β€‚πŸ‘€ the Nemean Lion β€‚πŸ‘€ Taras (eponym)
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