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The following is a **timeline of the [history](/source/History_of_Naples) of the city of [Naples](/source/Naples)**. The Naples area has been inhabited since the [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) period. The earliest historical sources in the area were left by the [Myceneans](/source/Myceneans) in the [2nd millennium BC](/source/2nd_millennium_BC). During its long history, Naples has been captured, destroyed and attacked many times. The city has seen earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, foreign invasions and revolutions.

## Prior to 12th century

- 2nd millennium BC – first [Mycenaean](/source/Mycenaean_Greece) settlements established in the Naples area ([Afragola](/source/Afragola)).[1]
- 8th C. BCE – [Kyme](/source/Cumae) (Cumae), established an *epineion* (out-port) named Parthenope.[2]
- 6th C.BCE – Parthenope was refounded as Neapolis.[3]
- 327 BCE – Naples makes an alliance with [Rome](/source/Rome), and enters its sphere of influence.
- 37 BCE – [Crypta Neapolitana](/source/Crypta_Neapolitana) built (approximate date).
- 45 CE - Birth of [Statius](/source/Statius) a poet, he also lived in Naples. [4]
- 79 CE – [Big eruption of Vesuvius](/source/Eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius_in_AD_79): many towns near Naples are destroyed ([Pompeii](/source/Pompeii), [Herculaneum](/source/Herculaneum), etc.).
- 190 CE – Catholic [Diocese of Naples](/source/Diocese_of_Naples) established (approximate date).[5]
- 3rd C. CE – [Catacombs of San Gennaro](/source/Catacombs_of_San_Gennaro) in use.
- ca.511 CE – The last Western Roman Emperor, [Romulus Augustulus](/source/Romulus_Augustulus), dies in Naples.
- 536 CE – [Siege and capture of Naples](/source/Siege_of_Naples_(536)) by the Byzantines.
- 542–543 CE – [Siege and capture of Naples](/source/Siege_of_Naples_(542%E2%80%93543)) by the Goths. [4]
- 615 – Rebellion.
- 638 – [Duchy of Naples](/source/Duchy_of_Naples) created.
- 763 – Naples becomes an independent duchy.
- 830s – Naples is threatened by [Sicard of Benevento](/source/Sicard_of_Benevento).
- 10th C. – [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Naples) established.[5]
- 902 – After numerous assaults, the Neapolitans [defeat](/source/Battle_of_the_Garigliano) the [Saracens](/source/Saracens) on the [Garigliano River](/source/Garigliano_River).

## 12th–16th centuries

- 1027-30 - [Pandulf IV of Capua](/source/Pandulf_IV_of_Capua) in power. [4]
- 12th C. - [Castel Capuano](/source/Castel_Capuano) built.
- 1139 – [Ruggiero the Norman](/source/Ruggiero_the_Norman) enters in the city.
- 1165 – The first castle of Naples: [Castel Capuano](/source/Castel_Capuano).
- 1191 – Naples manages to resist the [Swabians](/source/House_of_Hohenstaufen) after a [siege](/source/Siege_of_Naples_(1191)) from May to August. Empress Constance is imprisoned in [Castel dell'Ovo](/source/Castel_dell'Ovo) after captured by Sicilians until 1192.
- 1194 – Naples is conquered by the Swabians.
- 1224 – [University](/source/University_of_Naples_Federico_II) founded.
- 1266 – [Charles of Anjou](/source/Charles_I_of_Naples) in power. Naples becomes the capital of the [Kingdom of Sicily](/source/Kingdom_of_Sicily).
- 1282 – [Castel Nuovo](/source/Castel_Nuovo) built.
- 1309 – [Robert of Anjou](/source/Robert_of_Anjou) is proclaimed King of Naples.
- 1313 – [Naples Cathedral](/source/Naples_Cathedral) built.
- 1340 – [Santa Chiara](/source/Santa_Chiara_(Naples)) built.
- 1343 - [Sant'Elmo](/source/Sant'Elmo) expanded. - [Tsunami](/source/1343_Naples_tsunami).
- 1349 – Earthquake.
- 1368 – [Certosa di San Martino](/source/Certosa_di_San_Martino) inaugurated.
- 1382 – [Argonauts of Saint Nicholas](/source/Argonauts_of_Saint_Nicholas) instituted.
- 1438 – [Renato of Anjou](/source/Renato_of_Anjou) is the king of Naples.
- 1442 – [Alfonso V of Aragon](/source/Alfonso_V_of_Aragon) conquers Naples. Naples became the capital of the [Crown of Aragon](/source/Crown_of_Aragon).[6]
- 1471 – [Printing press](/source/Global_spread_of_the_printing_press#Italy) in operation.[7]
- 1485 – [Ferrante I of Naples](/source/Ferrante_I_of_Naples) prevents the revolt of the Barons.
- 1487 – [Villa Poggio Reale](/source/Poggio_Reale_(villa)) construction begun by [Alfonso II](/source/Alfonso_II_of_Naples)
- 1495 – [Charles VIII of France](/source/Charles_VIII_of_France) conquers Naples.
- 1503 – [Naples](/source/Kingdom_of_Naples) added to the [Spanish Empire](/source/Spanish_Empire).
- 1528 – [Siege of Naples](/source/Siege_of_Naples_(1528)).
- 1532 – [Don Pedro de Toledo](/source/Don_Pedro_de_Toledo,_Viceroy_of_Naples) is the new Viceroy; he promotes the expansion of the city.
- 1550 – La Commedia theatre built (approximate date).
- 1560 – [Academia Secretorum Naturae](/source/Academia_Secretorum_Naturae) (learned society) formed.[6]
- 1564 - [Sant'Antonio delle Monache a Port'Alba](/source/Sant'Antonio_delle_Monache_a_Port'Alba) built.

## 17th century

- 1600 – [Royal Palace of Naples](/source/Royal_Palace_of_Naples) construction begins.
- 1620 – [Teatro San Bartolomeo](/source/Teatro_San_Bartolomeo) (theatre) built.
- 1631 – Big eruption of Vesuvius, many little towns near Naples are destroyed.
- 1636 – [Ponte di Chiaia](/source/Ponte_di_Chiaia) built.
- 1639 – [Treaty of Naples](/source/Treaty_of_Naples_(1639)) signed between Poland and Spain.
- 1647 – Rebellion against the king ([Philip III](/source/Philip_IV_of_Spain)) and his viceroys; [Neapolitan Republic](/source/Neapolitan_Republic_(1647)) created and later suppressed.

- 1650 - Spire of San Gennaro erected - Performance of opera *[Didone](/source/Didone_(opera))*.[8] - Naples with about 400,000 people becomes the largest cities of the [Spanish Empire](/source/Spanish_Empire).[citation needed]
- 1654 – [Archbishop's Palace](/source/Archbishop's_Palace_(Naples)) expanded.
- 1656 - [Plague](/source/Naples_Plague). - [Fontanelle cemetery](/source/Fontanelle_cemetery) established.
- 1667 – [San Gennaro dei Poveri](/source/San_Gennaro_dei_Poveri) founded.
- 1694 – 28 January: Premiere of [Alessandro Scarlatti](/source/Alessandro_Scarlatti)'s opera *Pirro e Demetrio*.[9]

## 18th century

- 1701 – [Conspiracy of Macchia](/source/Conspiracy_of_Macchia).
- 1707 – Naples is conquered by the Austrians.
- 1730 – [Palazzo Serra di Cassano](/source/Palazzo_Serra_di_Cassano) built.
- 1732 – [Chinese Institute](/source/Universit%C3%A0_degli_Studi_di_Napoli_%22L'Orientale%22) founded.
- 1734 – [Charles of Bourbon](/source/Charles_VII_of_Naples) is proclaimed King of Naples.
- 1737 - [Teatro di San Carlo](/source/Teatro_di_San_Carlo) inaugurated. [4] - Spire of San Domenico erected.
- 1738 – Re-discovery of Herculaneum.
- 1742 – [Palace of Capodimonte](/source/Palace_of_Capodimonte) built.
- 1743 – [Capodimonte porcelain manufactory](/source/Capodimonte_porcelain) established.
- 1750 – Spire of the Immaculate Virgin erected.
- 1759 – Charles VII is succeeded by [Ferdinand IV](/source/Ferdinand_IV_of_Naples).
- 1751 – [Ospedale L'Albergo Reale dei Poveri](/source/Ospedale_L'Albergo_Reale_dei_Poveri,_Naples) construction begins.
- 1757 – [Museo di Capodimonte](/source/Museo_di_Capodimonte) opens.
- 1778 – [Palazzo Doria d'Angri](/source/Palazzo_Doria_d'Angri) built.
- 1779 – [Teatro del Real Fondo di Separazione](/source/Teatro_del_Fondo) opens.
- 1780 - [Villa Comunale](/source/Villa_Comunale) built. [4]
- 1790's - [Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III](/source/Biblioteca_Nazionale_Vittorio_Emanuele_III) founded. [4]
- 1790 – [Teatro San Ferdinando](/source/Teatro_San_Ferdinando) built.
- 1799 – [Parthenopean Republic](/source/Parthenopean_Republic) and [Army of Naples](/source/Army_of_Naples_(France)) formed.

## 19th century

- 1804 – [Reale Biblioteca di Napoli](/source/Biblioteca_Nazionale_Vittorio_Emanuele_III) opens.
- 1805 – [Anglo-Russian invasion](/source/Anglo-Russian_invasion_of_Naples).
- 1806 – Napoleon grants the Kingdom of Naples to his brother Joseph.
- 1807 – [Botanical Garden](/source/Botanical_Garden_of_Naples) established.[10]
- 1808 – Gioacchin Murat is the new King of Naples. He promotes administrative reforms and public works.
- 1811 – [Zoological Museum](/source/Zoological_Museum_of_Naples) founded.
- 1815 – Naples is against the Austrian Empire. The intervention by Austria caused resentment in Italy, which further spurred on the drive towards Italian unification.
- 1816 - City becomes capital of [Kingdom of the Two Sicilies](/source/Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies). - [L'Hortus Camaldulensis di Napoli](/source/L'Hortus_Camaldulensis_di_Napoli) established. - [Real Museo Borbonico](/source/Naples_National_Archaeological_Museum) inaugurated.[11]
- 1819 – [Villa Floridiana](/source/Villa_Floridiana) built.
- 1820 – Revolution of July.
- 1821 – [Flag of Naples](/source/Flag_of_Naples) red and yellow design adopted.
- 1825 - [Palazzo San Giacomo](/source/Palazzo_San_Giacomo,_Naples) construction completed.
- 1826 - [English Cemetery](/source/English_Cemetery,_Naples) established. - [Villa Pignatelli](/source/Villa_Pignatelli) built.
- 1835 – Premiere of Donizetti's opera *[Lucia di Lammermoor](/source/Lucia_di_Lammermoor).*[12]
- 1839 – Napoli-Portici railway begins operating.
- 1848 – The revolutionary movements produce a parliament and a new constitution, but the following year the parliament is dissolved.
- 1859 – Francesco II is the last King of the Two Sicilies.
- 1860 - [Plebiscite](/source/Plebiscite) taken on 21 October 1860 to bring Naples into the unified [Kingdom of Italy](/source/Italian_unification#Towards_the_Kingdom_of_Italy) under the [House of Savoy](/source/House_of_Savoy).
- 1860 – Constitution.[clarification needed]
- 1861 – [Garibaldi](/source/Giuseppe_Garibaldi) arrives.
- 1862 - Anglican church in Vico San Pasquale built.[4]
- 1867 - [Napoli Centrale railway station](/source/Napoli_Centrale_railway_station) built. [4] - [Majello](/source/Majello) porcelain manufactory established.
- 1869 – [Villa Comunale](/source/Villa_Comunale) opens.
- 1870 – Many revolts against the unitary state, particularly in the countryside. This is the principle of the "[southern question](/source/Southern_question)".
- 1871 – Population: 448,743.[13]
- 1875 – [Società Napoletana di Storia Patria](/source/Societ%C3%A0_Napoletana_di_Storia_Patria) (history society) founded.
- 1880 – Club Africano di Napoli founded (later Società africana d'Italia).[\[1\]](https://www.jstor.org/stable/40760681)
- 1882 – [Filangieri Museum](/source/Cuomo_Palace) opens.
- 1883 – [Galleria Principe di Napoli](/source/Galleria_Principe_di_Napoli) (shopping arcade) built.
- 1884 – Cholera epidemic. [4] One year later is proclaimed the big "Restoration of Naples".

- 1890 - [Circumvesuviana](/source/Circumvesuviana) founded. - [Galleria Umberto I](/source/Galleria_Umberto_I) founded. [4]
- 1891 – [Galleria Umberto I](/source/Galleria_Umberto_I) built.
- 1892 – *[Il Mattino](/source/Il_Mattino)* begins publication.
- 1897 – Population: 536,073.[14]

## 20th century

- 1901 - Population: 547,503.[4]
- 1906 – [Mount Vesuvius](/source/Mount_Vesuvius) erupts.
- 1907 - [Rome–Formia–Naples railway](/source/Rome%E2%80%93Formia%E2%80%93Naples_railway) construction begins.
- 1925 – [Stadio Arturo Collana](/source/Stadio_Arturo_Collana) opens. In September, opening of the Metro Fs, the current [Line 2](/source/Line_2_(Naples_metro)) (first in Italy).
- 1926 – [S.S.C. Napoli](/source/S.S.C._Napoli) [football](/source/Association_football) club founded.
- 1929 – Naples hosts the [1929 World Fencing Championships](/source/1929_World_Fencing_Championships).
- 1930 - [Parthenope University of Naples](/source/Parthenope_University_of_Naples) established. - [Parco Virgiliano (Mergellina)](/source/Parco_Virgiliano_(Mergellina)) established (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1940 – [Bombing](/source/Bombing_of_Naples_in_World_War_II) begins. Inauguration of the [Mostra d'Oltremare](/source/Mostra_d'Oltremare): an expositive and entertainment complex promoted by the Fascist regime.

- 1943 - September – [Four days of Naples](/source/Four_days_of_Naples). - October – [Post-office bombing](/source/1943_Naples_post-office_bombing).
- 1944 – Naples is occupied by the Americans. In the same year, the last eruption of Vesuvius.
- 1945 – [Eduardo De Filippo](/source/Eduardo_De_Filippo) writes the play *[The Millions of Naples](/source/The_Millions_of_Naples)*, his first success.
- 1950 – [Naples Airport](/source/Naples_Airport) operating commercial flights.
- 1954 – Naples hosts [The International Exhibition of Navigation](/source/The_International_Exhibition_of_Navigation).
- 1959 – [Stadio San Paolo](/source/Stadio_San_Paolo) opens.
- 1960 – [Napoli Centrale railway station](/source/Napoli_Centrale_railway_station) rebuilt.
- 1963 – The film *[Hands over the City](/source/Hands_over_the_City)*, is the strong complaint of the political and social climate of the time.
- 1965 – Naples hosts the [Eurovision Song Contest 1965](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1965).
- 1969 – Naples co-hosts the [EuroBasket 1969](/source/EuroBasket_1969).
- 1971 – Population of the *[Comune](/source/Comune)* (administrative limits): 1,250,000.
- 1975 – [Vele di Scampia](/source/Vele_di_Scampia) built.[15]
- 1980 – [1980 Irpinia earthquake](/source/1980_Irpinia_earthquake) destroys many little towns near Naples.[16]
- 1981 – [Kidnapping of Ciro Cirillo](/source/Kidnapping_of_Ciro_Cirillo).
- 1982 – Inauguration of the business district, the [Centro Direzionale](/source/Centro_Direzionale_(Naples)).
- 1987 – [S.S.C. Napoli](/source/S.S.C._Napoli) wins its first [Italian football championship](/source/List_of_Italian_football_champions).
- 1988 – [Bombing](/source/1988_Naples_bombing).
- 1989 – S.S.C. Napoli wins the [1988–89 UEFA Cup](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_UEFA_Cup).
- 1990 – S.S.C. Napoli wins its second Italian football championship. City hosts [FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup).
- 1993 – [Line 1 (Naples Metro)](/source/Line_1_(Naples_Metro)) begins operating.
- 1994 – City hosts [20th G7 summit](/source/20th_G7_summit).
- 1995 – [Telecom Italia Tower](/source/Telecom_Italia_Tower_(Naples)) built.
- 1996 – [Città della Scienza](/source/Citt%C3%A0_della_Scienza) founded.
- 1997 – *[Corriere del Mezzogiorno](/source/Corriere_del_Mezzogiorno)* begins publication.
- 2000 – [Secret Museum](/source/Secret_Museum,_Naples) re-opens.

## 21st century

- 2001 – [Coral Jewellery Museum](/source/Coral_Jewellery_Museum) opens.
- 2002 – [Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale"](/source/Universit%C3%A0_degli_Studi_di_Napoli_%22L'Orientale%22) active.
- 2005 – [Rome–Naples high-speed railway](/source/Rome%E2%80%93Naples_high-speed_railway) begins operating.
- 2006 – *[il Napoli](/source/Il_Napoli)* newspaper begins publication.
- 2007 - [Line 6 (Naples Metro)](/source/Line_6_(Naples_Metro)) begins operating. - The waste emergency, the uncontrolled crime disfigure the image of Naples in the world.
- 2009 – [Rome–Naples high-speed railway](/source/Rome%E2%80%93Naples_high-speed_railway) opened.
- 2010 – [Circumvesuviana derailment](/source/Circumvesuviana_derailment).
- 2011 – [Luigi de Magistris](/source/Luigi_de_Magistris_(politician)) becomes mayor.
- 2012 - Milan-Naples [Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori](/source/Nuovo_Trasporto_Viaggiatori) (train) begins operating.[17] - [World Urban Forum](/source/World_Urban_Forum) held.
- 2016 – June: [Naples municipal election, 2016](/source/Naples_municipal_election,_2016) held.
- 2017 – Neapolitan [pizzaiolo](/source/Neapolitan_pizza) added to the [UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List](/source/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists).[18]
- 2019 – Naples hosts the [2019 Summer Universiade](/source/2019_Summer_Universiade).

## See also

- [History of Naples](/source/History_of_Naples)
- [List of mayors of Naples](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Naples)

Other cities in the [macroregion](/source/Regions_of_Italy#Macroregions) of [Southern Italy](/source/Southern_Italy):([it](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia_meridionale))

- [Timeline of Bari](/source/Timeline_of_Bari), Apulia region
- [Timeline of Brindisi](/source/Timeline_of_Brindisi), Apulia
- [Timeline of L'Aquila](/source/Timeline_of_L'Aquila), Abruzzo region
- [Timeline of Reggio Calabria](/source/Timeline_of_Reggio_Calabria)
- [Timeline of Salerno](/source/Timeline_of_Salerno), Campania region
- [Timeline of Taranto](/source/Timeline_of_Taranto), Apulia

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## Bibliography

### Published in the 19th century

- ["Naples"](https://books.google.com/books?id=6OlWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA272). *A Geographical, Historical and Political Description of the Empire of Germany, Holland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Prussia, Italy, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia: With a Gazetteer*. London: [John Stockdale](/source/John_Stockdale). 1800. [OCLC 79519893](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79519893)
- Josiah Conder (1834), ["Naples"](https://archive.org/stream/moderntraveller33condiala#page/412/mode/2up), "Italy", Vol. 33, The Modern Traveller, London: J.Duncan
- Mariana Starke (1839), ["Naples"](https://archive.org/stream/travelsineuropef00star#page/276/mode/2up), "Travels in Europe", 9th ed., Paris: A. and W. [Galignani](/source/John_Anthony_Galignani)
- Dorr, David F. (1858), ["Naples"](https://books.google.com/books?id=RUILAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA102), "A Colored Man Round the World", Cleveland, Ohio: Printed for the Author, [OCLC 2475546](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2475546)
- J. Willoughby Rosse (1859). ["Naples"](http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044098621048?urlappend=%3Bseq=141). *Index of Dates ... Facts in the Chronology and History of the World*. Bohn's reference library. London: [H.G. Bohn](/source/Henry_George_Bohn). [hdl:2027/hvd.32044098621048?urlappend=%3Bseq=141](https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044098621048?urlappend=%253Bseq=141). – via HathiTrust.
- William Smith (ed.) (1872 [1854]). ["Neapolis"](https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%3Bseq=427). *Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography*. London: John Murray. [hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%3Bseq=427](https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%253Bseq=427)
- John Ramsay McCulloch (1877), ["Naples"](http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101079877088?urlappend=%3Bseq=1012), "A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation", London: Longmans, Green, and Co., [hdl:2027/njp.32101079877088?urlappend=%3Bseq=1012](https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101079877088?urlappend=%253Bseq=1012)
- Noah Brooks (1895), ["Naples"](https://archive.org/stream/mediterraneantr00broogoog#page/n241/mode/2up), "The Mediterranean Trip", C. Scribner's Sons, [OCLC 1315401](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1315401)

### Published in the 20th century

- ["Naples and its Nearer Environs"](https://archive.org/stream/italyfromalpston00karl#page/n467/mode/2up), "Italy from the Alps to Naples", 2nd ed., Leipzig: [Karl Baedeker](/source/List_of_Baedeker_Guides), 1909, [OCLC 400551](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/400551) + [1867 ed.](https://archive.org/stream/italyhandbookfo12firgoog#page/n61/mode/2up)
- Neville-Rolfe, Eustace (1910). Vol. 19. pp. 178–182.
- Augustus J. C. Hare (1911), ["Naples"](https://archive.org/stream/citiesofsouthern00hareuoft#page/20/mode/2up), "Cities of Southern Italy", New York: Dutton
- Trudy Ring (ed.) (1996). "Naples". *Southern Europe*. Vol. 3. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. [OCLC 31045650](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31045650)
- ["Southern Italy: Naples"](https://archive.org/stream/letsgoitaly199800newy#page/400/mode/1up). *Italy*. [Let's Go](/source/Let's_Go_travel_guides). St Martins Press. 1998. p. 400+. ISBN 978-0-312-16895-7.
- Paul Arthur (ed.) (2002). "London". *Naples, from Roman town to city-state*. Vol. 12. British School at Rome. BSR. [OCLC 495546269](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495546269)

### Published in the 21st century

- ["Naples"](http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-projects/Global_Report/a-z.htm). *Understanding Slums: Case Studies for the Global Report 2003*. United Nations Human Settlements Programme and University College London. 2003. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180712224717/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-projects/Global_Report/a-z.htm) 12 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

## External links

- Europeana. [Items related to Naples](https://www.europeana.eu/portal/search.html?query=naples&rows=96), various dates.

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