Timeline of Genoa
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
Prior to 16th century[edit]
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- 5th century BC - First nucleus and oldest inhabited area around the Castello hill.[1]
- 205 BC - The town, ally of Rome during the Second Punic War, was destroyed and sacked by the Carthaginians led by the Punic general Mago Barca, brother of Hannibal.[2][3]
- 643 AD - Lombards take power (approximate date).
- 900 - Santa Maria di Castello built (approximate date).
- 10th century - Santuario della Madonna del Monte founded.
- 935 - Fatimid sack of Genoa
- 972 - Santo Stefano consecrated.
- 1005 - Republic of Genoa established.
- 1049 - Santi Cosma e Damiano construction begins.
- 1118 - Genoa Cathedral consecrated by Pope Gelasius II[2]
- 1126 - San Matteo founded.[2]
- 1133 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa created.
- 1161 - The Knights Templar settle in Genoa in the Santa Fede church.
- 1163 - Porta Soprana, Porta dei Vacca, and Porta Aurea built (approximate date).
- 1180 - Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré established.
- 1189 - San Donato consecrated.
- 1260
- Palazzo San Giorgio built.[2]
- Sant'Agostino consecrated.
- 1275 - Doge's Palace built.
- 1284 - Battle of Meloria.[2]
- 1308 - San Bartolomeo degli Armeni founded.
- 1330 - Fortifications expanded (approximate date).[2]
- 1339 - Simone Boccanegra appointed doge.[2]
- 1347 - Black Death plague.
- 1354 - Public clock installed.[4]
- 1407 - Banco di San Giorgio founded.
- 1453 - Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina built.
- 1474 - Printing press in operation (approximate date).[5]
- 1481 - University of Genoa established.
16th-18th centuries[edit]
- 1520 - Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato construction begins.
- 1540 - Palazzo Bianco built.
- 1543 - Lighthouse of Genoa lit.
- 1576 - Rolli di Genova created.
- 1583
- Strada Maggiore laid out.
- Santa Maria Assunta, Genoa consecrated.
- 1585 - San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa built.
- 1619 - San Siro restored.
- 1624 - Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa built.
- 1625 - Relief of Genoa.
- 1632 - Fortifications expanded (approximate date).[2]
- 1639 - Michele Castelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1639–1646), the oldest newspaper of Italy
- 1642 - Alessandro Botticelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1642–1684), later known as Il Sincero
- 1655 - Palazzo Stefano Balbi built.
- 1677 - Palazzo Rosso built.
- 1684 - Bombardment of Genoa.
- 1706 - The church of the Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire built.
- 1733 - San Torpete rebuilt.
- 1747 - Siege of Genoa.
- 1770 - Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi built.
- 1775 - Biblioteca Civica Berio (library) established.
- 1777 - The newspaper Avvisi started to be printed.
- 1794 - Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi established.
- 1797 - Genoa becomes part of Ligurian Republic.
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- 1800
- April - Siege of Genoa.
- April - Battle of Sassello.
19th century[edit]
- 1803 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova established.
- 1814 - Revolt against France.[2]
- 1815
- Republic of Genoa ends.
- Genoa incorporated into Piedmont (Kingdom of Sardinia)
- 1817 - Archivio di Stato di Genova (state archives) established.[6]
- 1824 - Corriere Mercantile newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1828 - Teatro Carlo Felice opens.
- 1837 - Acquasola park laid out.[2]
- 1846 - Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini park constructed.
- 1849
- Revolt of Genoa.
- Santi Quirico e Giulitta renovation begins.
- 1851 - Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno established.
- 1853 - Genova Sampierdarena railway station built.
- 1857 - Società Ligure di Storia Patria (history society) founded.
- 1860 - Genova Piazza Principe railway station opens.
- 1867 - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova opens.
- 1868 - Genoa–Ventimiglia railway begins operating.
- 1870 - Banca di Genova established.
- 1871 - Population: 130,269.[8]
- 1876 - Via di Circonvallazione a Monte laid out.[2]
- 1879 - Yacht Club Italiano founded.
- 1887 - Via XX Settembre laid out.[2]
- 1890 - Stazione marittima di Genova built.
- 1892
- Albertis Castle built.
- Congresso geografico italiano holds its first conference in Genoa.
- 1893
- Genoa Cricket and Football Club founded.
- Garibaldi statue in Piazza De Ferrari unveiled.[2]
- 1895 - Via di Circonvallazione a Mare laid out.[2]
- 1897 - Population: 228,862.[9]
20th century[edit]
- 1905
- 1911 - Stadio Luigi Ferraris opens as the Marassi.
- 1912 - Stock exchange built.
- 1914 - International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene is held.
- 1915 - Corso Italia constructed.
- 1922
- City hosts Genoa Conference.
- Palazzo Reale opens as a public museum.[11]
- 1936 - Museo di Archeologia Ligure founded.
- 1938 - First trolleybus system opens.
- 1940 - Terrazza Martini Tower built.
- 1946 - U.C. Sampdoria football club formed.
- 1962
- Airport opens.
- Genoa International Boat Show begins.
- 1966 Euroflora begins.
- 1970 - 7 October: Genoa flood of 1970.
- 1973 - First trolleybus system closes.
- 1975 - Teatro della Tosse, theatre company, founded.
- 1990
- Genoa Metro begins operating.
- City hosts 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
- 1992
- Aquarium opens.
- Genoa Expo '92 held.
- 27 September: Genoa flood of 1992
- 1993 - 23 September: Genoa flood of 1993
- 1997 - Second trolleybus system opens.
- 1999 - Deledda International School established.
21st century[edit]
- 2001 - City hosts 27th G8 summit.
- 2004
- City designated a European Capital of Culture.
- Galata Museo del Mare opens.
- 2010 - 4 October: Genoa Sestri Ponente flood of 2010
- 2011 - 4 November: Genoa flood of 2011
- 2012 - Marco Doria elected mayor.[12]
- 2014 - 9-10 October: Genoa flood of 2014
- 2017 - Marco Bucci elected mayor.
- 2018
- Euroflora, Nervi
- Ponte Morandi bridge collapses. Marco Bucci appointed commissioner for the reconstruction of the new bridge.[13]
- 2020 - COVID-19 pandemic - Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio rebuilt during the COVID-19 pandemic to replace the Ponte Morandi. It projected by Renzo Piano.
- 2021 - COVID-19 vaccination
- 2022
- Euroflora, Nervi
- Marco Bucci re-elected mayor.
- During the first day of inauguration of the 62nd Genoa International Boat Show, on 22 September 2022, an earthquake of magnitude Mw 4.0 earthquake occurred in region: 2 km W Bargagli (Genoa), on 22-09-2022 13:39:59 (UTC) - 22-09-2022 15:39:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4390, 9.0680 at 10 km depth.[14]
- On 4 October 2022, an earthquake of magnitude ML 3.5 earthquake occurred in region: 2 km SW Bargagli (Genoa), on 04-10-2022 21:41:09 (UTC) - 04-10-2022 23:41:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4610, 9.0630 at 8 km depth.[15]
- 2023
- Genoa becomes the finish of The Ocean Race.
- Genoa designated the Capitale Italiana del Libro 2023.[16]
- On 4 May 2023 work began on the new breakwater in Genoa[17]
- 2024
- Genoa designated the European Capital of Sport.
- 2025
- Genoa becomes the finish of The Ocean Race.[18]
See also[edit]
- History of Genoa
- List of mayors of Genoa
- Republic of Genoa (1005–1815)
- Doge of Genoa
- Dukes of Genoa (1831-1996)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it)
- Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Brescia; Cremona; Mantua; Milan; Pavia
- Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
References[edit]
- ^ "L'Italia preromana. I siti liguri: Genova". treccani.it. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Britannica 1910.
- ^ "L'Italia preromana. I siti liguri: Genova". treccani.it. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). "The First Public Clocks". History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Genova". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Archivio di Stato di Genova". Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1873. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590360.
- ^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Vittorio Pica (1907), L'arte giapponese al Museo Chiossone di Genova (in Italian), Bergamo: Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche
- ^ Museum Palazzo Reale. "Introduction". Genova. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Italian mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Genova, il sindaco Bucci nominato commissario per la ricostruzione del ponte". ilgiornale.it. ilgiornale.it. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Earthquake with magnitude of Mw 4.0 on date 22-09-2022 and time 15:39:59 (Italy) in region 2 km W Bargagli (GE)". ingv.it. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Earthquake with magnitude of ML 3.5 on date 04-10-2022 and time 23:41:09 (Italy) in region 2 km SW Bargagli (GE)". ingv.it. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Cultura, Genova è la Capitale italiana del Libro 2023". beniculturali.it. Ministero della cultura. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Nuova Diga di Genova, è il giorno della cerimonia per l'avvio dei cantieri". ilsecoloxix.it. ilsecoloxix.it. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "The Ocean Race Europe farà tappa finale a Genova anche nel 2025". ilsecoloxix.it. ilsecoloxix.it. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
Bibliography[edit]
in English[edit]
- Published in the 19th century
- Mariana Starke (1839), "Genoa", Travels in Europe (9th ed.), Paris: A. and W. Galignani
- Henry Jones Bunnett (1844), A description, historical and topographical of Genoa, London: John Russell Smith, OL 24511982M
- Charles Dickens (1846), "Genoa and its Neighbourhood", Pictures from Italy, London: Bradbury & Evans
- William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Genua". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cuq.
- John Ramsay McCulloch (1877), "Genoa", A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, Hugh G. Reid, ed., London: Longmans, Green, and Co., hdl:2027/njp.32101079877088
- J. Theodore Bent (1881), Genoa: how the Republic rose and fell, London: Paul, OL 7047054M
- Noah Brooks (1895), "Genoa", The Mediterranean Trip, C. Scribner's Sons, OCLC 1315401
- Published in the 20th-21st century
- Robert Walter Carden (1908), The city of Genoa, London: Methuen, OCLC 2471515, OL 23288656M
- Ashby, Thomas (1910). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). pp. 597–600.
- "Genoa", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 + 1870 ed.
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Genoa". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. OCLC 31045650.
- Giuseppi Felloni (2002). "Population dynamics and economic development of Genoa, 1750-1939". In Richard Lawton and W. Robert Lee (ed.). Population and Society in Western European Port Cities, c.1650-1939. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-0-85323-435-7.
in Italian[edit]
- "Genova". Ligúria, Toscana settentrionale, Emília. Guida d'Italia (in Italian). Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 1916. p. 89+. hdl:2027/wu.89003452653.
- "Genova nella guerra, 1940-1945". Storia e Memoria (in Italian). 1. 1993.
in Ukrainian[edit]
- Гавриленко О. А., Сівальньов О. М., Цибулькін В. В. Генуезька спадщина на теренах України; етнодержавознавчий вимір. — Харків: Точка, 2017.— 260 с. — ISBN 978-617-669-209-6
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