History of Taranto military help because of the wars that they were having with their neighbours. Also, Thurii, which was located on the Gulf of Taranto and under Tarentine rule, asked Rome for help in 282 BC, after being attacked by Lucanians. This situation inevitably led to a conflict between Taranto and Rome, since Taranto felt Rome was interfering in the affairs of the Greek colonies in southern Italy, which the Tarentines considered under their dominion. Two political parties were present at the time within Taranto. The democrats, led by Philocharis or Ainesias, were dominant; they were against Rome, because they knew that
James Taranto of "Two Papers in One!"), "The Huffington Post" (always intentionally spoonerized as "The Puffington Host"), "Media Matters for America" (called "Media Mutters"), "WorldNetDaily" ("World Nut Daily"), Reuters and the Associated Press. Taranto commented occasionally on topics of special interest to him such as the Roe effect. He has also coined "The Taranto Principle", which asserts that liberal media bias leads to less thorough vetting of liberal politicians, which can be a disadvantage in general elections, as demonstrated so vividly in 2016. On July 25, 2012, Taranto sparked outrage online by posting the following comment to his Twitter account, in reference