Timeline of Ancona

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ancona in the Marche region of Italy.

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Prior to 18th century
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  • 390 BCE – Greek colony founded by Syracusans (approximate date).[1]
  • 268 BCE – Romans in power.[2]
  • 1st century BCE – Ancona becomes a municipium.[3]
  • 107 CE – Mole constructed in the Port of Ancona.[4]
  • 115 CE – Arch of Trajan erected.[1]
  • 4th–5th century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Ancona established.[5]
  • 5th century – Basilica of San Lorenzo built.[2](it)
  • 539 – Ancona besieged by Gothic forces.[6]
  • 551 – Ancona besieged by Gothic forces under Totila.[3]
  • 728 – Duke of Spoleto in power.[3]
  • 774 – Ancona "given to the pope by Charlemagne."[6]
  • 848 – Ancona sacked by Saracen forces.[3]
  • 1128 – Ancona Cathedral consecrated.[1]
  • 1167 – Naval blockade of Ancona by the Venetians.[6]
  • 1173 – Ancona besieged by Venetian forces.[3]
  • 1183 – Ancona attacked by Venetian forces.[3]
  • 1208 – Azzo VI of Este in power in the Marches.[3]
  • 1210 – Santa Maria della Piazza church remodelled.[1]
  • 1221 – Porta della Farina (gate) built.[2]
  • 1229 – Ancona attacked by Venetian forces.[3]
  • 1257 – Ancona attacked by Venetian forces.[3]
  • 1258 – Manfred, King of Sicily in power in the Marches.[3]
  • 1274 – Ancona attacked by Venetian forces.[3]
  • 1323 – San Francesco alle Scale church founded.[2]
  • 1357 – Marches-related Constitutiones marchiae anconitanae (law) issued.[3]
  • 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[7]
  • 1428 – Ancona attacked by Venetian forces.[3]
  • 1442 – Loggia dei Mercanti construction begins.
  • 1493 – Palazzo degli Anziani (Ancona) construction begins.[2]
  • 1532 – Ancona becomes part of the Papal States.[4]
  • 1543 – Cittadella di Ancona (fort) built.[2]
  • 1605 – Chiesa del Gesù (Ancona) (church) construction begins.[2]

18th–19th centuries

20th century
  • 1905 – Unione Sportiva Anconitana (football club) formed.
  • 1911 – Population: 63,100.[13]
  • 1914 – June: Unrest during "Red Week".[6]
  • 1915 – Naval Bombardment of Ancona during World War I.[6]
  • 1918 – April: Attempted Austrian invasion of Ancona.
  • 1920 – Military Bersaglieri revolt.
  • 1929 – Ancona Airport built.
  • 1930 – Monumento ai Caduti (Ancona) (monument) erected in Passetto (Ancona).
  • 1943 – Bombing of Ancona (1943) during World War II.
  • 1944 – Battle of Ancona.
  • 1949 – Trolleybus system begins operating.
  • 1961 – Teatro sperimentale Lirio Arena (theatre) built.
  • 1969 – Università degli Studi di Ancona active.
  • 1972 – An earthquake swarm included two destructive events that caused extensive damage. A magnitude 4.4 event (intensity VIII (Severe)) occurred on February 4 and a magnitude 4.9 event (intensity IX (Violent)) occurred on June 14.
  • 1982 – December: Landslide.[6](it)
  • 1992 – Stadio del Conero (stadium) opens.

21st century

See also

Other cities in the macroregion of Central Italy:(it)

References
  1. Britannica 1910.
  2. Adriano Ghisetti Giavarina. "Ancona". Oxford Art Online. Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 2 January 2017
  3. Lomax 2004.
  4. Haydn 1910.
  5. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. Domenico 2002.
  7. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Maggiori 1821.
  9. "(Comune: Ancona)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  10. "Marche Teatro" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  11. "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
  12. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
  13. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
  14. "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

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See also: Bibliography of the history of Ancona (in Italian)

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