Tarentum

[ tuh-ren-tuhm ]

noun

1. ancient name of Taranto.

Tarentum

/ təˈrɛntəm /

noun

1. See Taranto
   the Latin name of Taranto

Example Sentences

The Duke of Tarentum was mainly instrumental in saving the remnants of the army which had managed to cross the Elster.

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The best native wools came from Calabria and Apulia, that from near Tarentum being the best of all.

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Good wines but less noted than these were produced in the extreme south, near Beneventum, Aulon, and Tarentum.

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"To-morrow we shall be yet hungrier," muttered Guy of Tarentum, as he went out at Longsword's side.

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Tarentum, one of the southern states, brought over to its assistance Pyrrhus the Epirot.

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