Timeline of Cagliari

Last updated September 03, 2023

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.

Prior to 18th century

2nd. half of the 4th millennium BCE - The territory of Cagliari is inhabited by people of the so-called neolithic civilization of Ozieri. Some Domus de Janas were dug in Mount Saint Elias
2nd. half of the 3rd millennium BCE - The territory of Cagliari is the core of the Chalcolithic civilization of Monte Claro
8th C. BCE - Caralis founded by Phoenicians from Tyre, Lebanon.^[1]
510 BCE - Caralis occupied by the Cartaginians
238 BCE - Caralis occupied by the Romans
Early 1st C. CE - Granting of the title of Municipium
2nd C. CE - Roman Amphitheatre of Cagliari built.
5th C. CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Cagliari established (approximate date).^[2]
5th C. CE - Basilica of San Saturnino built.
485 - Vandals in power in Sardinia.^[3]^(it)
533 - Sardinia taken by forces of Justinian I.^[3]
10th C. - The title of imperial Protospatharios is granted to the Iudex Sardiniae Turcoturios (Tουρκοτούριος), resident in Caralis, by the Byzantine emperors.
1020 - Giudicato of Cagliari established.
1297 - Pope Boniface VIII invests the Kings of Aragon with Sardinia.^[3]
1305 - Torre di San Pancrazio (tower) built.^[3]
1307 - Torre dell'Elefante (tower) built.^[3]
1312 - Cagliari Cathedral built.^[3]
1323 - Siege of Castel di Castro [ it ] begins during the Aragonese conquest of Sardinia.
1325
- December: Battle of the Golfo di Cagliari [ it ].
- Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria construction begins.^[1]
1326 - Siege of Castel di Castro ends; Aragonese in power.^[1]
1348 - Black Death plague.^[3]
1492 - Jews in Sardinia expelled per Alhambra Decree.^(it)
1606 - University of Cagliari established.^[3]
1688 - Population: 17,390.^(it)

18th-19th centuries

1714 - Aragonese ousted; Sardinia "assigned to Austria" per Treaty of Utrecht.^[3]
1720 - Sardinia ceded by the Austrians to the duke of Savoy, in exchange for Sicily.^[3]
1764 - Palazzo dell'Università (Cagliari) [ it ] built.^[3]
1792 - Biblioteca universitaria di Cagliari [ it ] (library) opens.
1793 - Cagliari "bombarded by the French fleet."^[3]
1804 - Reale Società Agraria ed Economica di Cagliari (learned society founded.
1821 - Population: 31,935.^(it)
1840 - Giardini Pubblici (Cagliari) [ it ] (garden) opens.
1859 - Circondario di Cagliari [ it ] (administrative region) established.
1871 - Cagliari-Villasor railway [ it ] begins operating.
1879 - Cagliari railway station opens.
1883 - Ferrovia Cagliari-Golfo Aranci [ it ] (railway) begins operating.
1889 - L'Unione Sarda newspaper begins publication.^[4]
1893
- Trams in Cagliari [ it ] begin operating.
- Popolo Sardo newspaper begins publication.^[5]
1897 - Population: 44,624.^[6]

20th century

1901 - Bastione di Saint Remy [ it ] terrace built.
1911 - Population: 60,101.^[7]
1920 - Cagliari Football Club formed.
1923 - Stadio Amsicora (stadium) opens.
1931 - Population: 92,689.^(it)
1933 - Palazzo del Comando legione carabinieri Sardegna [ it ] built.
1943 - Bombing of Cagliari in World War II.
1948 - Fiera di Cagliari [ it ] (fair) begins.
1951 - Population: 130,511.^(it)
1952 - Trolleybuses in Cagliari begin operating.
1961 - Population: 173,540.^(it)
1965 - Almanacco di Cagliari [ it ] begins publication.
1970 - Stadio Sant'Elia (stadium) opens.
1981 - Population: 219,648.^(it)
1990 - Part of 1990 FIFA World Cup football contest held in Cagliari.
1993 - Galleria comunale d'arte di Cagliari [ it ] (museum) active.^[8]

21st century

2001 - Population: 164,249.^(it)
2008 - Cagliari light rail begins operating.
2011
- Mediateca del Mediterraneo [ it ] (library) opens in the Stampace [ it ] quartiere [ it ].
- Local election held; Massimo Zedda becomes mayor.^(it)
2013 - Population: 149,575.^[9]

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References

1 2 3 Domenico 2002.
↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Britannica 1910.
↑ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
↑ "Giornali e giornalisti", Almanacco Italiano (in Italian), Florence: R. Bemporad & figlio [ it ], 1896, pp. 431+ (List of newspapers)
↑ "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.
↑ "Cultura e spettacolo: Musei Civici" (in Italian). Comune di Cagliari. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
↑ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica . Retrieved 8 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Abraham Rees (1819), "Cagliari", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Caralis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cuq.
"Cagliari". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/hvd.hn52jk.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Cagliari", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 3, New York, 1902, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282292 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Ashby, Thomas (1910). "Cagliari" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 4 (11th ed.). pp. 945–946.
"Cagliari", Southern Italy and Sicily (16th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912
Roy Domenico (2002). "Sardinia: Cagliari". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 259+. ISBN 0313307334.

in Italian

Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Cagliari". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. hdl:2027/njp.32101074983378. (List of newspapers)
"Cagliari", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1930

External links

"Archivio Storico Comunale" (in Italian). Comune di Cagliari. (city archives)
Archivio di Stato di Cagliari (state archives)
Items related to Cagliari, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Cagliari, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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[FOOTNOTEDomenico2002-1] 1 2 3 Domenico 2002.

[2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Britannica 1910.

[europa2003-4] "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[5] "Giornali e giornalisti", Almanacco Italiano (in Italian), Florence: R. Bemporad & figlio [ it ], 1896, pp. 431+ (List of newspapers)

[6] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.

[7] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.

[musei-8] "Cultura e spettacolo: Musei Civici" (in Italian). Comune di Cagliari. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[9] "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica . Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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