The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
Prior to 20th century
- 191 BCE – Romans in power in region.[1]
- 1st–3rd century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Ravenna established.[2]
- 402 CE – Capital of the Western Roman Empire relocated to Ravenna from Milan (until 476).[3]
- 425 CE – San Giovanni Evangelista church construction begins.[4]
- 475 – Battle of Ravenna (475) for the control of the Western Roman Empire.
- 476 – Battle of Ravenna (476). Deposition of Romulus Augustus. Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Odoacer in power.[1]
- 491 – Theodoric begins siege Odoacer in Ravenna
- 493 – Theodoric the Great in power.[1]
- 505 – Arian Sant'Apollinare Nuovo church construction begins.
- 520 – Mausoleum of Theodoric built near town.:[1]
- 526 – Chiesa dello Spirito Santo (Ravenna) (church) built.[4]
- 540 – Forces of Byzantine Belisarius take Ravenna.[3]
- 547 – Basilica of San Vitale consecrated.[5]
- 549 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe consecrated near Ravenna.[3]
- 584 – Exarchate of Ravenna established (approximate date).
- 729 – Battle of Ravenna (729)
- 751 - Lombard King Aistulf conquests Ravenna.[1]
- 756 - Pepin, King of the Franks, defeats the Lombards and conveys Ravenna to Pope Stephen.
- 967 – Imperial Diet held by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1218 - The Traversari comes to power in Ravenna during Guelph-Ghibelline conflict.
- 1240 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II besieges Ravenna and expels the Traversari.
- 1248 - Pope Innocent IV takes Ravenna and the Traversari returned to power.
- 1275 - The Traversari are driven from Ravenna by Guido Novello da Polenta. The Da Polenta family establish a hereditary lordship.
- 1441 – Venice takes possession of Ravenna as a condition of the Peace of Cremona (1441).[1]
- 1509 - France defeats Venice in the War of the League of Cambrai; League members occupy Venice's mainland territories.
- 1512 – France defeats Holy League forces at the Battle of Ravenna (1512); France sacks Ravenna.[4]
- 1737 – Canale Candiano (canal) to Adriatic Sea created.[6]
- 1752 – Società Letteraria Ravennate (learned society) founded.
- 1797 – Ravenna becomes part of the Dipartimento del Rubicone of the French client Cispadane Republic.[6]
- 1804 – Biblioteca Classense (library) established.[7]
- 1820/21 – Home of Lord Byron for eighteen months.[4]
- 1826 – Accademia filarmonica (music academy) founded.[6]
- 1849 – Anita Garibaldi succumbed to fatigue during the retreat from Rome.[4]
- 1852 – Teatro Comunale Alighieri opens.[8]
- 1859 – Papal rule ends.[6]
- 1860 – Ravenna becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.[6]
- 1863 – Ravenna railway station opens.
- 1881 – Population: 34,270.[4]
- 1897 – Population: 67,760.[9]
20th century
- 1911 – Population: 71,581.[10]
- 1913 – Unione Sportiva Ravennate (football club) formed.
- 1921 – Ferrovia Faenza-Ravenna (railway) begins operating.
- 1927 – Biblioteca di storia contemporanea Alfredo Oriani (library) established.[7]
- 1966 – Stadio Bruno Benelli (stadium) opens.
- 1983 – Teatro delle Albe (theatre group) formed.
- 1990 – Ravenna Festival of music begins.
- 1997 – Vidmer Mercatali becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2006 – Fabrizio Matteucci becomes mayor.
- 2011 – Some of the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup played in Ravenna.
- 2013 – Population: 154,288.[11]
- 2014 – November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2014 held.
- 2016 – June: Italian local elections, 2016 held; Michele De Pascale becomes mayor.
- 2024 – November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2024 held. Mayor De Pascale is elected president of Emilia-Romagna.
- 2025 – May: Italian local elections, 2025 held; Alessandro Barattoni becomes mayor.
See also
- Ravenna history
- History of Ravenna
- Classe, ancient port of Ravenna
- List of mayors of Ravenna
- List of bishops of Ravenna
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)
- Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Reggio Emilia; Rimini
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
- Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
- Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza
References
- ^ Domenico 2002.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ P. J. Nordhagen. "Ravenna". Oxford Art Online Retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Italian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Treccani 1935.
- ^ "(Comune: Ravenna)" (in Italian). Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane. Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Uccellini 1855.
- ^ Hunter, Brian (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=1081. – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=1107
- ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- Andreas Agnellus, "Liber Pontificalis Ecclesiae Ravennatis". 9th century
in English
- William Henry Overall (ed.) (1870). "Ravenna". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949?urlappend=%3Bseq=722
- William Smith (ed.) (1872 [1854]). "Ravenna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%3Bseq=713
- "Ravenna". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312934?urlappend=%3Bseq=634
- Umberto Cassuto (1905), "Ravenna", "Jewish Encyclopedia", Vol. 10, hdl:2027/msu.31293024395141?urlappend=%3Bseq=367
- Hodgkin, Thomas & Ashby, Thomas (1910). Vol. 22. pp. 923–927.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Ravenna", "Haydn's Dictionary of Dates", 25th ed., London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t?urlappend=%3Bseq=1169
- Herbermann, Charles George; Pace, Edward Aloysius; Pallen, Condé Bénoist; Shahan, Thomas Joseph; Wynne, John Joseph (1911). "Ravenna". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York.
- "Ravenna", "Northern Italy", 14th ed., Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913
- Edward Hutton. The Story of Ravenna. Great Britain: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1926
- A. J. Wharton. Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem, and Ravenna (Cambridge, 1995)
- Roy Domenico (2002). "Emilia Romagna: Ravenna". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 97+. ISBN 0313307334.
- Christopher Kleinhenz (ed.) (2004). "Ravenna". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 949–954. ISBN 0415939291.
- D. Deliyannis (2010). Ravenna in Late Antiquity. Cambridge. ISBN 978-1107612907.
- Judith Herrin (2022). Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691204222.
in Italian
- Primo Uccellini (1855). Dizionario storico di Ravenna e di altri luoghi di Romagna (in Italian)
- Gaspare Ribuffi (1869). Guida di Ravenna. 2nd ed. stabilimento tip.di G.Angeletti.
- Nicola Bernardini (ed.) (1890). "Provincia di Ravenna". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. hdl:2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=621
- Corrado Ricci (1900). Guida di Ravenna. 3rd ed. Bologna.
- "Ravenna", "Enciclopedia Italiana" (in Italian), 1935
- Raffaella Farioli (1979). "Principale bibliografia su Ravenna" (in Italian). Felix Ravenna. ' (117). ISSN 0391-7517
External links
- "Archivio Storico Comunale" (in Italian). Istituzione Biblioteca Classense. Archived 2006-05-07 at the Wayback Machine. (city archives)
- Archivio di Stato di Ravenna (state archives)
- Items related to Ravenna, various dates (via Europeana)
- Items related to Ravenna, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)