| − | A port in southern [[Italy]], on the arch of the "boot". The city was founded by Spartans in 706 BC as a trading post. Taranto is currently a large commercial port and the home of a major naval base.
| + | '''Taranto''' is a port in southern [[Italy]] in the province of [[Puglia]], on the arch of the "boot". The city was founded by Spartans in 706 BC as a trading post. Taranto is currently a large commercial port and the home of a major naval base. |