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of the city of

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

in the

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region of

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Prior to 20th century

* 191 BCE - Romans in power in region. * 1st-3rd century CE -

Roman Catholic diocese of Ravenna The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia ( la, Archidioecesis Ravennatensis-Cerviensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire comprised the western provinces of the Roman Empire at any time during which they were administered by a separate independent Imperial court; in particular, this term is used in historiography to describe the period fr ...

relocated to Ravenna from Milan (until 476). Retrieved 21 December 2016 * 425 CE - San Giovanni Evangelista church construction begins. * 476 -

Odoacer Odoacer ( ; – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a soldier and statesman of barbarian background, who deposed the child emperor Romulus Augustulus and became Rex/Dux (476–493). Odoacer's overthrow of Romulus Augustul ...

in power. * 493 -

Theoderic the Great Theodoric (or Theoderic) the Great (454 – 30 August 526), also called Theodoric the Amal ( got, , *Þiudareiks; Greek: , romanized: ; Latin: ), was king of the Ostrogoths (471–526), and ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy b ...

in power. * 505 - Arian Sant'Apollinare Nuovo church construction begins. * 520 -

Mausoleum of Theoderic The Mausoleum of Theodoric ( it, Mausoleo di Teodorico) is an ancient monument just outside Ravenna, Italy. It was built in 520 AD by Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, as his future tomb. Description The mausoleum's current structure ...

built near town. * 526 - (church) built. * 540 - Forces of Byzantine

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take Ravenna. * 547 -

Basilica of San Vitale The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy. The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture. It is one of eight structures in Ravenna inscribed on the UNESCO ...

consecrated. * 549 -

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe ("Saint Apollinaris in Classe") is a church in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, consecrated on 9 May 549 by the bishop Maximian and dedicated to Saint Apollinaris, the first bishop of Ravenna and Classe. ...

consecrated near Ravenna. * 584 -

Exarchate of Ravenna The Exarchate of Ravenna ( la, Exarchatus Ravennatis; el, Εξαρχάτο της Ραβέννας) or of Italy was a lordship of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) in Italy, from 584 to 751, when the last exarch was put to death by the ...

established (approximate date). * 751 - Lombards in power. * 777 - Ravenna under rule of the

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. *967 - Imperial Diet held by

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* 1441 - Venetians in power. * 1512 -

Battle of Ravenna (1512) The Battle of Ravenna, fought on 11 April 1512, was a major battle of the War of the League of Cambrai. It pitted forces of the Holy League against France and their Ferrarese allies. Although the French and Ferrarese eliminated the Papal-Span ...

fought near town during the

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. * 1737 -

Canale Candiano The Candiano Canal, also known as the ''Canal Corsini'', is a canal connecting the Italian city of Ravenna to the Adriatic Sea. The canal was built as part of a construction program begun by Pope Clement XII in the early 18th century. The artifici ...

(canal) to Adriatic Sea created. * 1752 - Società Letteraria Ravennate (

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) founded. * 1797 - Ravenna becomes part of the of the French

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. * 1804 -

Biblioteca Classense The Biblioteca Classense is the public library of Ravenna, Italy. In 1803, with the Napoleonic suppression of monasteries and religious institutions, a library was created to harbor the confiscated books. They were housed in the Library of the Ca ...

(library) established. * 1820/21 - Home of

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for eighteen months. * 1826 - Accademia filarmonica (music academy) founded. * 1849 -

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succumbed to fatigue during the retreat from Rome. * 1852 - Teatro Comunale Alighieri opens. * 1859 - Papal rule ends. * 1860 - Ravenna becomes part of the

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. * 1863 - Ravenna railway station opens. * 1881 - Population: 34,270. * 1897 - Population: 67,760.

20th century

* 1911 - Population: 71,581. * 1913 - Unione Sportiva Ravennate (football club) formed. * 1921 - (railway) begins operating. * 1927 - (library) established. * 1966 - Stadio Bruno Benelli (stadium) opens. * 1983 - (theatre group) formed. * 1990 -

Ravenna Festival The Ravenna Festival is a summer festival of opera and classical music (as well as dance, jazz, ethnic, musical theater, ballett, sacred music, electronic music, drama, film, plus conventions and exhibitions) held in the city of Ravenna, Italy and t ...

of music begins. * 1997 - Vidmer Mercatali becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2006 - becomes mayor. * 2011 - Some of the

2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 16th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'' ...

played in Ravenna. * 2013 - Population: 154,288. * 2014 - November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2014 held. * 2016 - June: Italian local elections, 2016 held;

Michele De Pascale Michele De Pascale (born 20 January 1985 in Cesena) is an Italian politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and he was elected Mayor of Ravenna on 21 June 2016. He has also served as President of the Province of Ravenna since 4 August 20 ...

becomes mayor.

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Bibliography

* . 9th century

in English

* * * * * * * * * 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) * * * *

in Italian

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