Talk:Otranto

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Climate box off

The climate box with the avg temperatures is all wrong. Looks like it's been plucked out of some African town

Same as Taranto

Is this the same place as Taranto? Adam Bishop 06:31, 25 Aug 2003 (UTC)

No, they are different places, even in different provinces. --Panairjdde 16:54, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Taranto is bigger than Otranto.--Pz-engl 18:39, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

It's a valid point, though. Both should have a hatnote about this. — LlywelynII 07:39, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map?

Any chance someone with technical know-how could add a map to show where Otranto is? I don't know the place names which describe its location, so I'm absolutely none the wiser. Thanks. Monique34 17:54, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image in infobox

User:Freddyballo reverted my edit which changed the photo of Otranto in the infobox. I argue that his photo is taken with a camera which produces lower quality images with a lot of noise. Also, the perspective of the photo doesn't show much of the city. I think my photo is better in that regard. Below is his photo first, my photo second. I don't want to start an edit war, so we need some independent editors to decide which image is better. --AlexanderVanLoon (talk) 19:31, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The one on the left is a much better photograph. The noise doesn't matter at this size, neither shows much of the city clearly, and his is the more attractive composition for general attraction and tourism purposes. — LlywelynII 07:39, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hydrous: Greek or Messapian?

"Otranto occupies the site of the ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia Hydrus (in Greek: Ὑδροῦς) or Hydruntum (in Latin), also known as Hydrunton, Hydronton, or Hydruntu. Otranto was a town of Messapian (Illyrian) origin, which, in the wars of Pyrrhus and of Hannibal sided against Rome." this part does not make sense. was it a mixed Greek-Messapian city? was it initially Greek and then Messapian or vice versa? Dinonysos (talk) 10:56, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]