The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
Prior to 18th century edit
- 187 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through town.[1]
- 77 BCE – Roman tribune Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder assassinated.[1]
- 328 BCE – Protasio, First known Bishop of Regium (Reggio Emilia) [2]
- 409 BCE – Reggio sacked by Gothic
- 899 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.[3]
- 924 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.[3]
- 1168 – Reggio joins the Lombard League.[4]
- May 29, 1176 – Victorious Battle of Legnano (Italian Cities allies, Lombard league, against the Emperor)
- June 25, 1183 Peace of Constance
- 1245 – Consuetudini (law) issued.[4]
- 1289 – Obizzo II d'Este in power.[1]
- 1409 – Este in power (until 1796).[3]
- 1452 – Duchy of Reggio established.
- 1474 – Birth of Ludovico Ariosto, poet.[1]
- 1480 – Printing press in operation.[5][4]
- 1512 – Forces of Pope Julius II occupy Reggio.[4]
- 1523 – Este rule restored.[4]
- 1597 – Basilica della Ghiara construction begins.[1]
18th–19th centuries edit
- 1741 – Teatro della cittadella (theatre) opens.[4][6]
- 1746 – Accademia degli Ipocondriaci active.[7]
- 1798 – Biblioteca Nazionale (library) opens.[8][9]
- 1808 – Reggio becomes seat of the Crostolo department in the French Cisalpine Republic.[3]
- 1819 – Reale Accademia Reggiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti established.[7]
- 1830 – Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (museum) active.[10]
- 1856 – Reggio Emilia Synagogue built.
- 1857 – Teatro Municipale (theatre) opens.[1]
- 1859
- Reggio Emilia railway station opens.
- Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.[1]
- 1860 – Gazzetta di Reggio newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1861 – Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[3]
- 1862 – Chamber of Commerce established.[12]
- 1873 – Dismantling of the Walls of Reggio Emilia begins.[12]
- 1887 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Guastalla (railway) in operation.
- 1892 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Sassuolo (railway) in operation.
- 1897 – Population: 59,117.[13]
- 1900 – Basilica della Ghiara restored.[1]
20th century edit
- 1901
- Officine Meccaniche Reggiane manufactory in business.[12]
- Camera del Lavoro established.[citation needed]
- 1906 – Population: 64,548.[1]
- 1910 – Stadio Mirabello (stadium) built.
- 1911
- Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Ciano d'Enza (railway) in operation.
- Population: 70,419.[14]
- 1919 – A.C. Reggiana 1919 (football club) formed.
- 1927 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Boretto (railway) begins operating.
- 1931 – Population: 91,040.[4]
- 1944 – 8 January: Bombing of Reggio by Allied forces during World War II.[citation needed]
- 1945 – Cesare Campioli becomes mayor (until 1962).
- 1965 – Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea (history institute) active.[15]
- 1995 – Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore opens.
21st century edit
- 2013 – Population: 163,928.[16]
- 2014 – Local election held; Luca Vecchi becomes mayor.
See also edit
- History of Reggio Emilia
- List of mayors of Reggio Emilia
- List of bishops of Reggio Emilia
- List of dukes of Reggio
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)
- Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; 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 edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
- ^ http://www.diocesi.re.it/diocesi/cronotassi-dei-vescovi/.
- ^ a b c d e Domenico 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f g Treccani 1935.
- ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Reggio d'Emilia". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
- ^ Crocioni 1907.
- ^ a b James E. McClellan (1985). Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
- ^ "Cenni storici". Biblioteca Panizzi (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "(Comune: Reggio nell'Emilia)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Chi siamo" (in Italian). Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ a b c "Storia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
- ^ "Chi siamo". Istoreco (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
in English edit
- William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Regium Lepidi". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
- "Reggio". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312934.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Umberto Cassuto (1905), "Reggio", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 10, New York, hdl:2027/msu.31293024395141
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 38.
- Edward Hutton (1912), "Reggio", Cities of Lombardy, New York: Macmillan Co.
- "Reggio", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913
- Roy Domenico (2002). "Emilia Romagna: Reggio nell' Emilia". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 99+. ISBN 0313307334.
in Italian edit
- Taccoli. Memorie di Reggio Emilia, Parma 1748
- Girolamo Tiraboschi, ed. (1825). "Regium Lepidi". Dizionario topografico storico degli stati Estensi (in Italian).
- "Reggio d'Emilia", Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), vol. 19 (6th ed.), 1885, pp. 51+, hdl:2027/nnc1.cu08476861
- Carlo Lozzi (1887). "Storie de'Municipii: Reggio d' Emilia". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). Vol. 2. Imola. OCLC 12117233.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (bibliography) - U. Bassi. Reggio Emilia alla fine del sec. XVIII, 1895
- Giovanni Crocioni (1907). I teatri di Reggio nell' Emilia. Cooperativa lavorante tipografi.
- A. Balletti. Storia di Reggio nell'Emilia, 1925
- "Reggio nell' Emilia", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1935
External links edit
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- "Archivio storico del Comune di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). (City archives, documenting 1870-1955)
- Archivio di Stato di Reggio Emilia (state archives)
- Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Europeana)
- Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)