The following is a timeline of the

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of the city of

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the ...

in the

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

region of

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Prior to 18th century

* 2nd century BCE - Ponte Pietra (Verona) (bridge) and

Via Postumia The Via Postumia was an ancient Roman road of northern Italy constructed in 148 BC by the ''consul'' Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus. It ran from the coast at Genua through the mountains to Dertona, Placentia (the termination of the Via Aemil ...

(road) built. * 49 BCE - Verona becomes a Roman

municipium In ancient Rome, the Latin term (pl. ) referred to a town or city. Etymologically, the was a social contract among ("duty holders"), or citizens of the town. The duties () were a communal obligation assumed by the in exchange for the privi ...

. * 1st century CE -

Verona Arena The Verona Arena ( it, Arena di Verona ) is a Roman amphitheatre in Piazza Bra in Verona, Italy built in 30 AD. It is still in use today and is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there. It is one of the best p ...

and

Via Claudia Augusta The Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (encompassing parts of modern Eastern Switzerland, Northern Italy, Western Austria, Southern Germany and all of Liechtenstein) across the Alps ...

(road) built. * 4th-5th century -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Verona 235px, The facade of ''Palazzo del Vescovado'' The Diocese of Verona ( la, Dioecesis Veronensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy. The diocese belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Venice. The bishop of Verona ...

active (approximate date). * 312 -

Battle of Verona (312) The Battle of Verona was fought in 312 between the forces of the Roman emperors Constantine I and Maxentius. Maxentius' forces were defeated, and Ruricius Pompeianus, the most senior Maxentian commander, was killed in the fighting. Background ...

; Constantinian forces win. * 362 -

Zeno of Verona Zeno of Verona ( it, Zenone da Verona; about 300 – 371 or 380) was either an early Christian Bishop of Verona or a martyr. He is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Orthodox Church. Life and historicity According to a Veronese au ...

becomes bishop (approximate date). * 489 -

Battle of Verona (489) The Battle of Verona was fought on 30 September 489 between the Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great and the Germanic King of Italy Odoacer. Theodoric personally led his troops in battle, and achieved a decisive victory. Odoacer was subsequen ...

; Ostrogoths win. * 556 - Forces of

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of the Byzantine Empire take Verona (approximate date). * 568 -

Lombards The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ...

in power. * 572 - Lombard king

Alboin Alboin (530s – 28 June 572) was king of the Lombards from about 560 until 572. During his reign the Lombards ended their migrations by settling in Italy, the northern part of which Alboin conquered between 569 and 572. He had a lasting effe ...

assassinated on the . * 589 - October: Alleged

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. * 774 - Verona taken by forces of

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...

. * 1065 - San Fermo Maggiore church construction begins (approximate date). * 1117 -

1117 Verona earthquake An earthquake, rated at IX (''Violent'') on the Mercalli intensity scale, struck northern Italy and Germany on 3 January 1117 in Italy, 1117. The epicentre of the first shock was near Verona, the city which suffered the most damage. The outer wa ...

. * 1185 -

Papal election, 1185 The 1185 papal election (held November 25) was a convoked after the death of Pope Lucius III. It resulted in the election of Cardinal Uberto Crivelli of Milan, who took the name of Urban III. Besieged in Verona Pope Lucius III was elected on 1 S ...

held at Verona. * 1187 -

Verona Cathedral file:Italy - Verona - Cathedral.jpg, 250px, Verona Cathedral (2022) Verona Cathedral ( it, Cattedrale Santa Maria Matricolare; Duomo di Verona) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Verona, northern Italy, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the d ...

consecrated by

Pope Urban III Pope Urban III ( la, Urbanus III; died 20 October 1187), born Uberto Crivelli, reigned from 25 November 1185 to his death in 1187. Early career Crivelli was born in Cuggiono, Italy as the son of Guala Crivelli and had four brothers: Pietro, D ...

. * 1260 -

Mastino I della Scala Mastino I della Scala (died 26 October 1277), born Leonardo or Leonardino, was an Italian '' condottiero,'' who founded the Scaliger house of Lords of Verona. The son of Jacopino della Scala, he was ''podestà'' of Cerea in 1259, and then ''podes ...

becomes

capitano del popolo Captain of the People ( it, Capitano del popolo, Lombard: ''Capitani del Popol'') was an administrative title used in Italy during the Middle Ages, established essentially to balance the power and authority of the noble families of the Italian ci ...

of Verona;

Scaligeri The Della Scala family, whose members were known as Scaligeri () or Scaligers (; from the Latinized ''de Scalis''), was the ruling family of Verona and mainland Veneto (except for Venice) from 1262 to 1387, for a total of 125 years. History Wh ...

rule begins. * 1290 - Sant'Anastasia church construction begins. * 1354 -

Castelvecchio Bridge The Castel Vecchio Bridge (Italian: ''Ponte di Castel Vecchio'') or Scaliger Bridge (Italian: ''Ponte Scaligero'') is a fortified bridge in Verona, northern Italy, over the Adige River. The segmental arch bridge featured the world's largest spa ...

built. * 1363 - built on the Piazza dei Signori (approximate date). * 1370 - remodelled (approximate date). * 1375 - Castelvecchio (castle) built. * 1380 - Public clock installed (approximate date). * 1387 - Scaligeri rule ends. * 1393 - rebuilt. * 1398 -

Basilica of San Zeno The Basilica di San Zeno (also known as ''San Zeno Maggiore'' or ''San Zenone'') is a minor basilica of Verona, northern Italy constructed between 967 and 1398 AD. Its fame rests partly on its Romanesque architecture and partly upon the traditi ...

rebuilt. * 1405 - Venetian forces take Verona; city pledges devotion to Venice. * 1470 -

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in operation. * 1471 - Sant'Anastasia church consecrated. * 1493 - built on the Piazza dei Signori. * 1540 -

Porta Nuova (Verona) Porta Nuova is a gateway to the historic center of Verona, built between 1532 and 1540. It was designed by architect Michele Sanmicheli. Giorgio Vasari said of the gateway in ''Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Le ...

(gate) built on the . Retrieved 13 December 2016 * 1543 -

Accademia Filarmonica di Verona The Accademia Filarmonica di Verona is an academy dedicated to the performance and study of music, founded in 1543 in Verona, Italy. At its founding it consisted of a group of young noblemen with humanistic and literary inclinations, who were also ...

(music academy) founded. * 1555 - founded. * 1560 - Palazzo Canossa built. * 1585 -

Teatro Olimpico The Teatro Olimpico ("Olympic Theatre") is a theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, constructed in 1580–1585. The theatre was the final design by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and was not completed until after his death. The ...

(theatre) opens. * 1610 - construction begins. * 1630 -

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18th-19th centuries

* 1732 -

Teatro Filarmonico The Teatro Filarmonico is the main opera theater in Verona, Italy, and is one of the leading opera houses in Europe. The Teatro Filarmonico is property of the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona. Having been built in 1716, and later rebuilt after ...

(theatre) opens. * 1738 - (museum) established. * 1757 - Flood. * 1782 - Societa Italiana delle Scienze formed. * 1792 - (library) founded. * 1796 - Verona occupied by French forces during the

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted French First Republic, France against Ki ...

. * 1797 - April:

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against French occupiers. * 1801 ** City divided into French area () and Austrian area, per

Treaty of Lunéville The Treaty of Lunéville (or Peace of Lunéville) was signed in the Treaty House of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Emperor Francis II, who signed on his own behalf as ruler of the hereditary doma ...

. ** Castel San Pietro dismantled. * 1805 - French in power. * 1814 - February: Verona taken by Austrian forces. * 1815 - Verona becomes part of the

Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia ( la, links=no, Regnum Langobardiae et Venetiae), commonly called the "Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom" ( it, links=no, Regno Lombardo-Veneto, german: links=no, Königreich Lombardo-Venetien), was a constituent land ...

of the Austrian Empire per

Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna (, ) of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon B ...

; period of begins. * 1822 - 20 October: International diplomatic

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held in Verona at the close of the Napoleonic Wars. * 1825 -

Cassa di Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e Ancona Cassa di Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e Ancona known as Cariverona in short, was an Italian savings bank headquartered in Verona. In 1991, due to , the bank was split into two organizations, Cassa di Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e ...

(bank) established. * 1829 - (cemetery) designed. * 1833 - (fortification) construction begins. * 1847 -

Verona Porta Vescovo railway station Verona Porta Vescovo ( it, Stazione di Verona Porta Vescovo) is a railway station serving the city of Verona, in the region of Veneto, northern Italy. The station opened in 1847 and is located on the Milan–Venice railway. The train services are ...

opens. * 1848 ** 6 May:

Battle of Santa Lucia The battle of Santa Lucia was an episode in the First Italian War of Independence. On 6 May 1848, when the king of Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, sent I Corps of the Sardinian army to assault the fortified positions held before the walls of Verona ...

fought near city. ** Palazzo Barbieri built. * 1851 -

Verona Porta Nuova railway station Verona Porta Nuova is the main railway station of Verona, Italy. It is one of the two stations serving central Verona; the other station, Verona Porta Vescovo, is located at the east of the city. It is situated at ''Piazzale XXV Aprile'' ("25 A ...

built. * 1852 - (bridge) built. * 1866 ** October: Verona becomes part of the

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to ...

per

Treaty of Vienna (1866) The 1866 Treaty of Vienna was an agreement signed on the 3rd of October and later ratified on the 12th by the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire that concluded the hostilities of the Third War of Italian Independence, a theatre of concu ...

. ** 18 November: King of Italy Victory Emmanuel visits city. ** ''

L'Arena ''L'Arena'' is an Italian local daily newspaper, based in Verona, Italy. History and profile Founded in 1866, shortly before the annexation of Veneto into the Kingdom of Italy, ''L'Arena'' is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy and the most p ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1867 **

Banca Popolare di Verona The Banca Popolare di Verona was an Italian bank which became part of the Banco Popolare Group, based in Verona, North Italy. Currently it is a brand of Banco Popolare. History The original name of "Banca Popolare di Verona" was Banca Mutua Popol ...

(bank) founded ** becomes mayor. * 1881 - (railway) begins operating. * 1882 - September: . * 1887 - built. * 1888 -

Fedrigoni Fedrigoni is a large paper manufacturer in Italy which owns paper mills in Verona, Arco di Trento, Riva del Garda, Fabriano and Pioraco. In November 2022, it was announced Fedrigoni had acquired the Boussières-based manufacturer of specialty ...

paper mill in business. * 1897 - Population: 72,860. * 1898 - begins.

20th century

* 1903 -

Hellas Verona F.C. Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

(football club) formed. * 1911 - Population: 81,909. * 1913 -

Arena di Verona Festival Arena di Verona Festival (Verona Arena Festival) is a summer festival of opera, located in the city of Verona Italy. Since 1936, it has been organized under the auspices of an official body, first the Ente Autonomo Spettacoli Lirici Arena di Verona ...

begins. * 1919 - 2 August: 1919 Verona Caproni Ca.48 crash. * 1921 -

Virtus Verona Virtus Verona, founded as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia in 1921, sometimes referred to as Virtus Vecomp Verona for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian association football club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona, Veneto. It c ...

football club formed. * 1931 - (bridge) built. * 1941 - Archivio di Stato di Verona (

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) established. * 1943 - November: National

of the

Republican Fascist Party The Republican Fascist Party ( it, Partito Fascista Repubblicano, PFR) was a political party in Italy led by Benito Mussolini during the German occupation of Central and Northern Italy and was the sole legal and ruling party of the Italian Socia ...

held in Verona. * 1944 - January:

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and execution of anti-Mussolini leaders takes place in Verona. * 1945 - Bombing of Verona in World War II. * 1948 - (theatre festival) begins. * 1963 -

Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi The Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is a stadium in Verona, Italy. It is the home of Hellas Verona of Serie A and was also the home of Chievo Verona until 2021. It also hosts the Women's Champions League matches of Bardolino Verona, some youth t ...

(stadium) opens. * 1975 - begins broadcasting. * 1978 - built. * 1982 -

University of Verona The University of Verona ( it, Università degli Studi di Verona) is a university located in Verona, Italy. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 12 Departments. According to business newspaper ''Il Sole 24 Ore'', it is ranked as the best no ...

founded. * 1990 - Some of the

1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Me ...

football contest played in Verona. * 1998 - National conference of

Alleanza Nazionale National Alliance ( it, Alleanza Nazionale, AN) was a conservative political party in Italy.Luciano Bardi - Piero Ignazi - Oreste Massari, ''I partiti italiani'', Egea 2007, pp. 151, 173n. It was the successor of the Italian Social Movement (MSI) ...

political party held in Verona.

21st century

* 2007 - held;

Flavio Tosi Flavio Tosi (born 18 June 1969) is an Italian politician who served as the mayor of Verona from 2007 to 2017. He has been a long-time member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord. Political career Having joined Liga Veneta (LV) in 1991, Tosi was elected ...

becomes mayor. * 2013 - Population: 253,409.

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