Timeline Of Syracuse, Sicily

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Syracuse was the main city of Sicily from 5th century BCE to 878 CE.

Prior to 17th century

* 8th C. BCE – Settlement established by Corinthian Greeks.^{( it)}
* 663 BCE - Founded the settlement of Akrai.
* 643 BCE - Founded the settlement of Casmenae.
* 6th C. BCE – Greek Theatre of Syracuse built.
* 598 BCE - Founded the settlement of Kamarina.
* 498–491 BCE - Hippocrates of Gela threatened the independence of Syracuse.
* 491–478 BCE - Gelon is tyrant of Syracuse.
* 480 BCE - Gelon defeats Carthage at the Battle of Himera.
* 415–413 BCE – Syracuse besieged by Greek forces.
* 397 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (397 BC)
* 343 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (343 BC)
* 311-309 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC)
* 287 BCE – Birth of mathematician Archimedes (approximate date).
* 278 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (278 BC)
* 214 BCE – Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC) by Roman forces.
* 44 BCE – People of Syracuse (and Sicily) gain Roman citizenship.
* 2nd–4th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Siracusa established.
* 3rd C. CE – Death of bishop .
* 278–280 CE – Syracuse sacked by Franks.
* 304 – Death of Christian St. Lucia Of Syracuse during the Diocletianic Persecution.
* 535 – Syracuse taken by Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire.
* 668 – 15 September: Assassination of Byzantine emperor Constans II.
* 827-828 - Siege of Syracuse (827–828).
* 877–878 – Siege of Syracuse (877–878) by Aghlabid forces.
* 1088 – Syracuse besieged by forces of Roger I of Sicily.
* 1140 – Earthquake. (includes chronology)^{( it)}
* 1239 – Castello Maniace built. Retrieved 25 June 2017
* 1397 – Palazzo Montalto built on Ortygia island.
* 1448 – Unrest.
* 1542 – Earthquake.^{( it)}

17th–19th centuries

* 1608 – Caravaggio paints " Burial of St. Lucy" in the .
* 1633 – built.
* 1673 – Porta Ligny (gate) built.
* 1693 – 1693 Sicily earthquake.
* 1710 – 9 November: Naval Battle of Syracuse (1710) fought near city during the War of the Spanish Succession.
* 1753 – Cathedral of Syracuse built.
* 1757 – Earthquake.
* 1779 – Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco rebuilt.
* 1790 – Maritime navigation school established.
* 1847 - Fountain of Arethusa remodelled into current form
* 1854 – built.
* 1860 – 1 August: Forces of Garabaldi arrive in city.
* 1861 – Population: 19,590.
* 1862 – Syracuse Chamber of Commerce established.
* 1865 – Province of Syracuse created.
* 1867 – Biblioteca comunale (library) founded.
* 1870 – ''Gazzetta di Siracusa'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1871
** Siracusa railway station opens.
** (railway) begins operating.
* 1880 – ''Tamburo'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1881 - Population: 21,739.
* 1886
** Siracusa–Gela–Canicattì railway (railway) begins operating.
** Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Siracusa (museum) opens.
* 1892 – (train station) opens at the .
* 1897
** (theatre) opens.
** Population: 25,740.

20th century

* 1907 – (fountain) installed in Piazza Archimede.
* 1911 – Population: 40,835.
* 1915 – (railway) begins operating.
* 1920 – ''Giornale di Siracusa'' newspaper in publication.
* 1924
** 13 August: Benito Mussolini visits city.
** A.S. Siracusa (football club) formed.
* 1928 – Strada statale 115 Sud Occidentale Sicula (Trapani-Syracuse roadway) opens.
* 1932 – Stadio Nicola De Simone (stadium) opens in .
* 1934 – Palazzo delle Poste (post office) built.
* 1938
** industrial railway station begins operating.
** construction begins at Piazza dei Cappuccini.
* 1941 – Bombing of Syracuse during World War II begins.^{( it)}
* 1943: 9–10 July: City taken by British forces.
* 1948 – Bellomo Palace Regional Gallery opens.
* 1950 – Augusta-Priolo petrochemical complex begins operating near city.
* 1951 – Population: 66,090.^{( it)}
* 1953
** (weeping statue) allegedly occurs, according to tradition.
** Syracuse Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery established near city.
* 1960
** (race) begins.
** opens (approximate date).
* 1961 – Population: 83,205.^{( it)}
* 1963 – Archivio di Stato di Siracusa ( state archives) active.
* 1990 – 13 December: 1990 Carlentini earthquake occurs.
* 1991 – Population: 125,941.^{( it)}
* 1994 – built.
* 1996 – U.S. Siracusa (football club) active.
* 1999
** (puppet theatre) established.
** becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2005 – Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* 2008 – becomes mayor.
* 2009
** April: meeting of environmental leaders held in city.
** (bike path) opens.
* 2013
** June: Italian local elections, 2013 held.
** 20 September: 400+ refugees of the Syrian Civil War arrive at port of Syracuse.
** becomes mayor.
** Siracusa Calcio football club active.
** Population: 118,644.
* 2015 – Regional created (replacing Province of Syracuse).

See also

* Syracuse history
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* Origins of Syracuse (in Italian)
* History of Syracuse: Greek period (in Italian)
* History of Syracuse: medieval period (in Italian)
* History of Syracuse: modern period (circa 16th-19th centuries; in Italian)
* History of Syracuse: fascist period (in Italian)
* History of Syracuse: contemporary period (in Italian)
* List of mayors of Syracuse, Sicily
* List of bishops of Syracuse
* History of Sicily
* Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Insular Italy:^{( it)}
** Sardinia: Timeline of Cagliari
** Sicily: Timeline of Catania, Messina, Palermo, Trapani

References

''This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.''

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External links

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various dates (via Europeana)

Items related to Syracuse
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Images

File:Porta del castello d’Ortigia.jpg, Porta Ligny, built 1673, demolished 1893
File:SR Marittima 1910.gif, Stazione Siracusa Marittima, opened in 1892
File:Facciata da via del Teatro.JPG, Teatro Communale, opened in 1897
File:Palazzo dell poste, porto Siracusa.jpg, Post Office, built 1935 (photo 2006)
File:2015 Augusta-Priolo Sicily.jpg, Augusta-Priolo industrial complex near city, est. circa 1950 (photo 2015)

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