Timeline of Padua

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Padua in the Veneto region of Italy.

Prior to 15th century

• 89 BCE – Romans in power.^[1]
• 45 BCE – Patavium designated a municipium.^[1]
• 350 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua established (approximate date).^[2]
• 452 CE – Padua besieged by Hun forces of Attila.^[3]
• 540 – Padua becomes part of the Byzantine Empire.^[3]
• 601 – Padua besieged by forces of Lombard Agilulf.^[3]
• 11th century – Constitution created.^[3]
• 1147 - A fire destroys most of Padua, resulting in the virtual rebuilding of the entire city.
• 1219 – Palazzo della Ragione built.^[3]
• 1222 – University of Padua founded.^[4]
• 1230 – Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua construction begins.^[3]
• 1237 – Ezzelino III da Romano in power.^[5]
• 1256 – Ezzelino III ousted.^[5]
• 1266 – Padua takes nearby Vicenza.^[6]
• 1284 – Tomb of Antenor rebuilt in the Piazza Antenore.^[7][6]
• 1304 – Salt War with Venice
• 1305 – Artist Giotto paints the Scrovegni Chapel (approximate date).^[8]
• 1311 – Cangrande I della Scala in power.^[3]
• 1318 – Jacopo I da Carrara becomes lord of Padua.^[9]
• 1320 – Padua is ruled by a series of German vicars for Frederick the Fair, Duke of Austria.^[10]
• 1328 – Padua becomes part of the Scaliger domains.^[11]
• 1337 – Paduan independence restored, under Venetian protection, during the Scaliger War.^[12]
• 1360 – Public clock installed (approximate date).^[13]
• 1386 – Battle of Brentelle fought near Padua.

15th–19th centuries

• 1404 – War of Padua begins.
• 1405 – Venetians in power.^[3]
• 1431 – Squarcione's school of art active.^[14]
• 1453 – Equestrian statue of Gattamelata erected in the Piazza del Santo.^[15]
• 1472 – Printing press in operation.^[16]
• 1509 – September: Siege of Padua during the War of the League of Cambrai; Venetian forces defeat those of the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1526 – Loggia del Consiglio (Padua) built on the Piazza dei Signori.^[3]
• 1540 – Accademia degli Infiammati (learned society) formed.
• 1545 – Orto botanico di Padova (garden) founded.^[17]
• 1548 – Italian Synagogue founded.^[18](it)
• 1594 – Anatomical Theatre of Padua built in the university's Bo Palace.
• 1617 – Spanish synagogue established.^[18]
• 1629 – Biblioteca universitaria di Padova (library) founded.
• 1631 – Plague.
• 1678 – Elena Cornaro Piscopia earns PhD degree from the university.^[19]
• 1767 – Prato della Valle (square) property transferred to city.
• 1779 – Accademia di scienze lettere e arti (learned society) active.^[20]
• 1780 – Museo civico di Padova (city museum) founded.^[21]
• 1797 – Republic of Venice ends.^[3]
• 1831 – Pedrocchi Café in business.
• 1842 – Padova railway station opens.
• 1846 – Achille De Zigno becomes mayor.
• 1857 – Biblioteca Civica di Padova (library) established.^[22]
• 1866 – Padua becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.^[3]
• 1883 – Padua tram system (1883–1954) begins operating.
• 1897 – Population: 82,210.^[23]

20th century

• 1911 – Population: 96,230.^[24]
• 1937 – Trolleybus system begins operating.
• 1941 – Cinema Theatro Concordi built.^[25]
• 1944 – Aerial bombardment of Padua during World War II.^[26]
• 1947 – Cesare Crescente becomes mayor (until 1970).
• 1948 – Archivio di Stato di Padova (state archives) established.^[27]
• 1953 – Tempio nazionale dell'internato ignoto (war memorial) dedicated.
• 1961 – Marsilio Editori (publisher) in business.^[28]
• 1974 – Banca d'Italia building constructed.^[28]
• 1977 – Radio Sherwood begins broadcasting.^[28]
• 1978 – Il Mattino di Padova newspaper begins publication.^[29]
• 1980 – Palasport San Lazzaro (arena) opens.
• 1981 – Stadio Plebiscito (stadium) opens.
• 1982 – 28 January: Rescue of kidnapped U.S. military officer Dozier.
• 1993 – Flavio Zanonato becomes mayor.
• 1996 – Banca Antoniana Popolare Veneta established.

21st century

• 2002 – Regional Corriere del Veneto newspaper begins publication.
• 2006
  • Controversial Via Anelli Wall built.
  • Il Padova newspaper begins publication.^(it)
• 2007 – Rubber-tyred "tramway" (Translohr technology) begins operating.
• 2011 – Population: 214,125.
• 2014 – Municipal election held; Massimo Bitonci becomes mayor.^(it)
• 2015 – 31 May: Venetian regional election, 2015 held.

See also

• History of Padua
• List of mayors of Padua
• History of Veneto region (it)
• Timeline of the Republic of Venice, of which Padua was part 1405–1797

Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:^(it)

• Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Reggio Emilia; Rimini
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
• Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Bolzano; Trento
• Veneto region: Timeline of Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza

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1. ^ Domenico 2002.
2. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
3. ^ Britannica 1910.
4. ^ Selvatico 1869, pp. xix-xxxiv.
5. ^ Hyde 1966.
6. ^ Beneš 2011.
7. ^ Armstrong 2004.
8. ^ "Italian Peninsula, 1000–1400 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
9. ^ Kohl 1998, pp. 39–43.
10. ^ Kohl 1998, pp. 43–57.
11. ^ Kohl 1998, pp. 57–62.
12. ^ Kohl 1998, pp. 67–68.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ "Padua". Oxford Art Online Retrieved 3 December 2016
15. ^ "Venice and Northern Italy, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
16. ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Padova". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631?urlappend=%3Bseq=464
17. ^ "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
18. ^ Elbogen 1905.
19. ^ Kirstin Olsen (1994). Chronology of Women's History. Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-28803-8.
20. ^ James E. McClellan (1985). "Official Scientific Societies: 1600-1793". Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. p. 261+. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
21. ^ Andrea Moschetti (1903). Il Museo Civico di Padova: cenni storici e illustrativi (in Italian). P. Prosperini.
22. ^ "(Comune: Padova)" (in Italian). Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane. Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
23. ^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=1081. – via HathiTrust.
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25. ^ "Movie Theaters in Padova, Italy". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
26. ^ "Storia della città di Padova" [History of the City of Padua] (in Italian). Padovanet. Comune di Padova. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
27. ^ "La Storia" (in Italian). Archivio di Stato di Padova. Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
28. ^ Gino Moliterno (ed.) (2005 [2000]). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Routledge. ISBN 0203440250.
29. ^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World. 5th ed. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

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in Italian

• Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1790 [1753]), "Monaco padovano", "Annali d'Italia" (in Italian), Vol. 8
• Simone Stratigo (1795). Dell'antico teatro di Padova (in Italian)
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• Augusto Meneghini (1859). "Padova e sua provincia" (in Italian). Grande illustrazione del Lombardo-Veneto. Vol. 4. Cesare Cantù (ed.). Milan: Corona e Caimi.
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External links

• "Archivio generale del Comune di Padova" (in Italian) (city archives)
• Items related to Padua, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Padua, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)