Tarentum

Tarentum

Greek colony in Southern Italy

settlement

Events
  1. The Romans attack the Tarentines
  2. Defeated, Pyrrhus returns with his ships to Tarentum
  3. Pyrrhus requests troops and money from Asian kings, including Antigonus
  4. Pyrrhus receives messages in reply to his request for money
  5. Pyrrhus gathers the leaders of the Epeirots and the Tarentines
  6. Pyrrhus declares reinforcements are en route, despite his not having read the letters
People
  1. Antigonus
  2. Pyrrhus
Groups
  1. Epeirot
  2. Romans
  3. Tarentines
Citations
  1. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 12.5
  2. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 13.1
  3. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 37.2
  4. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 12.6
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 25.7
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 10.5
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 14.11
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 10.6
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 10.8
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