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

• 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  [ it ]. ^[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)  [ it ] construction begins. ^[2]
• 1532 – Ancona becomes part of the Papal States. ^[4]
• 1543 – Cittadella di Ancona  [ it ] (fort) built. ^[2]
• 1605 – Chiesa del Gesù (Ancona)  [ it ] (church) construction begins. ^[2]

18th–19th centuries

• 1732 – Free port status granted. ^[6]
• 1737 – Arco Clementino  [ it ] erected. ^[2]
• 1738
  • Lazzaretto of Ancona built. ^[2]
  • Statue of Pope Clement XII erected in the Piazza Maggiore  [ it ]. ^[8]
• 1749 – Biblioteca comunale Luciano Benincasa (library) established. ^[9]
• 1789 – Porta Pia (Ancona)  [ it ] (gate) built. ^[2]
• 1797
  • French forces take Ancona. ^[1]
  • Anconine Republic established.
• 1799 – Austrians take Ancona. ^[4]
• 1801 – French retake Ancona. ^[4]
• 1827 – Teatro delle Muse  [ it ] (theatre) opens. ^[10]
• 1843 – Cantiere navale di Ancona (shipyard) active.
• 1849 – Ancona besieged by Austrian forces. ^[4]
• 1860
  • September: Sardinian forces take Ancona. ^[1]
  • Corriere Adriatico newspaper begins publication. ^[11]
  • Ancona Lighthouse on the Colle dei Cappuccini begins operating.
  • Circondario di Ancona  [ it ] (provincial district) established.
• 1861 – Ancona railway station opens; Bologna–Ancona railway begins operating.
• 1863 – Ancona–Pescara railway begins operating.
• 1866
  • Ancona–Orte railway begins operating. ^[6]
  • Adriatic fleet headquarters relocated from Ancona to Venice. ^[6]
• 1868 – Piazza Cavour (Ancona)  [ it ] constructed.
• 1876 – Ancona Synagogue  [ it ] built.
• 1880 – "Southern quay" built in the port. ^[1]
• 1881 – Ancona tram  [ it ] begins operating.
• 1897 – Population: 58,088. ^[12]

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  [ it ].
• 1920 – Military Bersaglieri revolt  [ it ].
• 1929 – Ancona Airport built.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1930 – Monumento ai Caduti (Ancona)  [ it ] (monument) erected in Passetto (Ancona)  [ it ].
• 1943 – Bombing of Ancona (1943)  [ it ] during World War II.
• 1944 – Battle of Ancona.
• 1949 – Trolleybus system begins operating.
• 1961 – Teatro sperimentale Lirio Arena  [ it ] (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

• 2003 – Marche Polytechnic University active.
• 2005 – Parco del Cardeto  [ it ] (park) opens.
• 2013
  • Local election held; Valeria Mancinelli becomes mayor.
  • Population: 100,343. ^[14]
• 2015 – May: Marche regional election, 2015 held.

See also

• History of Ancona  [ it ]
• List of mayors of Ancona
• List of bishops of Ancona
• History of the Jews in Ancona
• History of the province of Ancona  [ it ]
• History of le Marche  [ it ] (region)

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

• Timeline of Arezzo, Tuscany region
• Timeline of Florence, Tuscany
• Timeline of Livorno, Tuscany
• Timeline of Lucca, Tuscany
• Timeline of Perugia, Umbria region
• Timeline of Pisa, Tuscany
• Timeline of Pistoia, Tuscany
• Timeline of Prato, Tuscany
• Timeline of Rome, Lazio region
• Timeline of Siena, Tuscany

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Adriano Ghisetti Giavarina. "Ancona". Oxford Art Online .{{cite web}}: 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 [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN   978-0-226-15510-4.
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. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
13. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
14. "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica . Retrieved 2 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Ancona". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cuq.
• "Ancona". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312868.
• Victor Castiglione (1901), "Ancona", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 1, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282318
• "Ancona", Central Italy and Rome: Handbook for Travellers (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1909, OCLC   423237
• Ashby, Thomas (1910). "Ancona"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 1 (11th ed.). pp. 951–952.
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Ancona", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
• Roy Domenico (2002). "Marche: Ancona". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 209+. ISBN   0313307334.
• John Phillip Lomax (2004). "Ancona". In Christopher Kleinhenz (ed.). Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 30–31. ISBN   0415939291.

in Italian

Further information (in Italian): Bibliography of the history of Ancona  ^{[ it ]}

• Gianmario Filelfo [in Italian]. Chroniche de la cittàde Anchona (in Italian). 15th century
• Alessandro Maggiori (1821). Le pitture, sculture e architetture della città d'Ancona. Arcangelo Sartorj. OCLC   16703463.
• C. Feroso (1884). Guida di Ancona. A. G. Morelli.
• Carlo Lozzi (1887). "Storie de'Municipii: Ancona". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). Vol. 1. Imola. pp. 112–116. OCLC   12117233. (bibliography)
• Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Ancona". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. hdl:2027/njp.32101074983378.
• "Ancona", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1929

External links

• Archivio di Stato di Ancona (state archives)
• Items related to Ancona, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Ancona, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)