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Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

Prior to 15th century

* 1st C. CE – Saena Julia founded by Romans. * 1205 – Palazzo Tolomei built (approximate date). * 1233 - "The people again rose against the nobles in the hope of ousting them entirely from office." * 1240 –

University of Siena The University of Siena ( it, Università degli Studi di Siena, abbreviation: UNISI) in Siena, Tuscany, is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called ''Studium Senese'', the institution was founded in 1240 ...

established. * 1248 - Plague. * 1255 **

Gran Tavola During the Middle Ages, the ''Gran Tavola'' (Italian for "''Great Table''") was the largest Sienese bank;de Roover, Raymond A., and Larson, Henrietta M. 1999. ''The Rise and Decline of the Medici Bank''. Beard Books. . p. 2. it was one of the most ...

bank founded. ** Basilica of San Francesco built. * 1260 –

Battle of Montaperti The Battle of Montaperti was fought on 4 September 1260 between Florence and Siena in Tuscany as part of the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. The Florentines were routed. It was the bloodiest battle fought in Medieval Italy, wit ...

. * 1263 –

Siena Cathedral Siena Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and ...

built. * 1265 –

Basilica of San Domenico The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the major churches in Bologna, Italy. The remains of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers ( Dominicans), are buried inside the exquisite shrine Arca di San Domenico, made by Nicola Pisano and hi ...

built. * 1287 – Noveschi in power. * 1308 –

Palazzo Pubblico The Palazzo Pubblico (''town hall'') is a palace in Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. Construction began in 1297 to serve as the seat of the Republic of Siena's government, which consisted of the Podestà and Council of Nine, the elected officia ...

built. * 1328 – Famine. * 1348 ** Black Death plague. **

Torre del Mangia The Torre del Mangia is a tower in Siena, in the Tuscany region of Italy. Built in 1338-1348, it is located in the Piazza del Campo, Siena's main square, next to the Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall). When built it was one of the tallest secular tow ...

built. * 1349 - Piazza del Campo paved in fishbone-patterned red brick. * 1355 - Arrival of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in Siena * 1360 – Public clock installed.

15th century

* 1419 - Fonte Gaia built. * 1423 -

Council of Siena In the Catholic Church, the Council of Siena (1423–1424) marked a somewhat inconclusive stage in the Conciliar movement that was attempting reforms in the Church. If it had continued, it would have qualified as an ecumenical council. In the of ...

begins. * 1438 - Loggia della Mercanzia built (approximate date). * 1459 – Palazzo Marsili rebuilt. * 1462 – Loggia del Papa erected. * 1463 – Palazzo Piccolomini-delle Papesse built. * 1472 **

Monte dei Paschi di Siena Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. (), known as BMPS or just MPS, is an Italian bank. Tracing its history to a mount of piety founded in 1472 () and established in its present form in 1624 (), it is the world's oldest or second oldest bank ...

founded. ** Palazzo Spannocchi built (approximate date). * 1478 - The Pazzi conspiracy led to war a war lasting to 1480. * 1482 & 1483 - Riots. * 1484 –

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in operation. * 1490 –

Basilica dell'Osservanza The Basilica dell'Osservanza is a church on the outskirts of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. History A hermitage is known at the site since 1192, and in 104 was donated to San Bernardino of Siena, who began construction of a church around 1420, c ...

built (approximate date). * 1495 ** Palazzo delle Papesse completed (approximate date). **

Piccolomini Library Siena Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and ...

built (approximate date).

16th–18th centuries

* 1504 – Santo Spirito renovated. * 1506 –

Palazzo Chigi-Saracini The Palazzo Chigi-Saracini is a Gothic urban palace on the Via di Città in the Terzo di Città in central Siena, Tuscany, Italy. It is the seat of the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. It was built by the Marescotti family in the 12th century. It was ...

renovated. * 1508 – Palazzo del Magnifico built. * 1520 – Palazzo Bichi built (approximate date). * 1527 –

Accademia degli Intronati The ''Accademia degli Intronati'' was a prominent literary and scholarly society in Siena.Santa Maria dei Servi consecrated. * 1554 –

Battle of Marciano The Battle of Marciano (also known as the Battle of Scannagallo) occurred in the countryside of Marciano della Chiana, near Arezzo, Tuscany, on August 2, 1554, during the Italian War of 1551. The battle marked the defeat of the Republic of Sie ...

. * 1555 – Republic of Siena surrenders to Spain; Siena ceded to

Duchy of Florence The Duchy of Florence ( it, Ducato di Firenze) was an Italian principality that was centred on the city of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. The duchy was founded after Emperor Charles V restored Medici rule to Florence in 1530. Pope Clement VII, himse ...

. * 1604 – Porta Camollia rebuilt. * 1613 – San Martino renovated. * 1656 –

Palio di Siena The Palio di Siena (; known locally simply as ''Il Palio''), from Latin pallium, plural form: Palii, is a horse race that is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the ...

horse race begins. * 1691 – Accademia dei Fisiocritici founded. * 1729 – Consolidation of districts; elimination of

contrade A (plural: ) is a subdivision (of various types) of Italian city, now unofficial. Depending on the case, a will be a ''località'', a ''rione'', a ''quartiere'' (''terziere'', etc.), a '' borgo'', or even a suburb. The best-known are the 1 ...

Gallo, Leone, Orso, Quercia, Spadaforte, and Vipera.

19th century

* 1816 ** Fine Arts Institution founded. ** The natural history museum of the Royal Academy of the Physiocritics founded. * 1848 – Palazzo Buonsignori restored. * 1854 – Palazzo del Capitano restored. * 1856 – Orto Botanico dell'Università di Siena laid out. * 1858 – Municipal Archivio instituted. * 1865 – Empoli-Siena railway begins operating. * 1866 – Cemetery della Misericordia established. * 1871 – Mens Sana in Corpore Sano 1871 formed. * 1897 – Population: 30,468.

20th century

* 1901 – Population: 25,539. * 1904 – Società Studio e Divertimento formed. * 1911 – Population: 41,673. * 1923 –

Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Stadio Artemio Franchi is a multi-purpose stadium in Siena, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of A.C.N. Siena. It was built in 1923 and holds 15,373. It is named after former Italian Football Federation pres ...

opens. * 1932 **

Accademia Musicale Chigiana The Accademia Musicale Chigiana (''English'': Chigiana Musical Academy) is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi-Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Class ...

founded. ** Pinacoteca Nazionale inaugurated. * 1935 –

Siena railway station Siena railway station ( it, Stazione di Siena) serves the city and ''comune'' of Siena, in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. Opened in 1935, it is the terminus of the lines to Empoli, to Chiusi and to Grosseto via Monte Antico. History T ...

opens. * 1944 – Bombing by Allies. * 1959 –

Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati The Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati is the public library located at #3 of the comune of Siena, in Tuscany, Italy. History The library's origins date to 1758, when the archdeacon and local economist Sallustio Bandini donated his library to t ...

(library) active. * 1976 –

Palasport Mens Sana Palasport Mens Sana is an indoor sporting arena located in Via Sclavo, Siena, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena is for 6,000 people. Opened in 1976, it is currently home to the Mens Sana Basket professional basketball team. It was one of ...

arena opens. * 1995 –

Santa Maria della Scala Santa Maria della Scala (English: Mary of the Staircase) is a titular church in Rome, Italy, located in the Trastevere rione. Cardinal Ernest Simoni took possession of the titular church on 11 February 2017. Santa Maria della Scala is a titular ...

museum opens.

21st century

* 2003 ** Fondazione Musei Senesi established. ** Siena–Ampugnano Airport renovated.

Prior to 15th century

15th century

16th–18th centuries

19th century

20th century

21st century

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