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

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8th century BCE – Settlement established by Corinthian Greeks.^[1]^(it)
6th century BCE – Greek Theatre of Syracuse built.^[2]
415–413 BCE – Syracuse besieged by Greek forces.^[1]
287 BCE – Birth of mathemetician Archimedes (approximate date).
214 BCE – Siege of Syracuse (214–212 BC) by Roman forces.^[1]
44 BCE – People of Syracuse (and Sicily) gain Roman citizenship.^[3]
2nd–4th century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Siracusa established.^[4]
3rd century CE – Death of bishop Marciano di Siracusa.^[3]
278–280 CE – Syracuse sacked by Franks.^[5]
304 – Death of Christian St. Lucia Of Syracuse during the Diocletianic Persecution.
535 – Syracuse taken Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire.^[1]
668 – 15 September: Assassination of Byzantine emperor Constans II.^[6]
877–878 – Siege of Syracuse (877–878) by Aghlabid forces.^[7]
1088 – Syracuse besieged by forces of Roger I of Sicily.^[8]
1140 – Earthquake.^[9]^(it)
1239 – Castello Maniace built.^[10]
1397 – Palazzo Montalto built on Ortygia island.
1448 – Unrest.^[5]
1542 – Earthquake.^[8]^(it)

17th–19th centuries

1608 – Caravaggio paints "Burial of St. Lucy" in the Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia.
1633 – Palazzo del Vermexio built.
1673 – Porta Ligny (gate) built.
1693 – 1693 Sicily earthquake.^[8]
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.^[9]^[8]
1779 – Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco rebuilt.
1790 – Maritime navigation school established.
1854 – Archbishop's Palace built.
1860 – 1 August: Forces of Garabaldi arrive in city.
1861 – Population: 19,590.^[5]
1862 – Syracuse Chamber of Commerce established.^[11]
1865 – Province of Syracuse created.
1867 – Biblioteca comunale (library) founded.^[12]
1870 – Gazzetta di Siracusa newspaper begins publication.^[13]
1871
- Siracusa railway station opens.
- Ferrovia Messina-Siracusa (railway) begins operating.
1880 – Tamburo newspaper begins publication.^[14]
1886
- Ferrovia Siracusa-Gela-Canicattì (railway) begins operating.
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Siracusa (museum) opens.
1892 – Stazione di Siracusa Marittima (train station) opens at the Port of Syracuse.
1897
- Teatro Comunale (Syracuse) (theatre) opens.^[15]
- Population: 25,740.^[16]

20th century

1907 – Fontana di Diana (fountain) installed in the Piazza Archimede.
1911 – Population: 40,835.^[17]
1915 – Ferrovia Siracusa-Solarino (railway) begins operating.
1920 – Giornale di Siracusa newspaper in publication.^[18]
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 Santa Lucia.
1934 – Palazzo delle Poste (post office) built.^[15]
1938
- Stazione di Targia industrial railway station begins operating.
- Monumento ai Caduti italiani d'Africa construction begins in the 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
- Madonna delle Lacrime (weeping statue) allegedly occurs, according to tradition.^[3]
- Syracuse Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery established near city.
1960
- Regata internazionale Siracusa-Malta (race) begins.^[19]
- Syracuse Aquarium opens (approximate date).
1961 – Population: 83,205.^(it)
1963 – Archivio di Stato di Siracusa (state archives) active.^[20]
1990 – 13 December: Terremoto di Carlentini del 1990 (earthquake) occurs.
1991 – Population: 125,941.^(it)
1994 – Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime (Syracuse) built.
1996 – U.S. Siracusa (football club) active.
1999
- Compagnia dei pupari Vaccaro-Mauceri (puppet theatre) established.
- Giambattista Bufardeci becomes mayor.

21st century

2005 – Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2008 – Roberto Visentin becomes mayor.
2009
- April: G8 Ambiente meeting of environmental leaders held in city.^[21]
- Pista ciclabile Rossana Maiorca (bike path) opens.
2013
- June: Italian local elections, 2013 held.
- 20 September: 400+ refugees of the Syrian Civil War arrive at port of Syracuse.^[22]
- Giancarlo Garozzo becomes mayor.^[23]
- Siracusa Calcio football club active.
- Population: 118,644.^[24]
2015 – Regional Libero consorzio comunale di Siracusa created (replacing Province of Syracuse).

References

1 2 3 4 Domenico 2002.
↑ "Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
1 2 3 Kininmonth 1965.
↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
1 2 3 Treccani 1936.
↑ Ring 1996.
↑ Britannica 1910.
1 2 3 4 Haydn 1910.
1 2 Mario Baratta (1901). I terremoti d'Italia [Earthquakes in Italy] (in Italian). Turin: Fratelli Bocca. (includes chronology)
↑ "Syracuse". Oxford Art Online. (Subscription required (help)). Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 25 June 2017
↑ "Profilo storico istituzionale" (in Italian). Camera di Commercio di Siracusa. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
↑ "(Comune: Siracusa)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
↑ Bernardini 1890.
↑ "Giornali e giornalisti", Almanacco Italiano (in Italian), Florence: R. Bemporad & figlio, 1896, pp. 431+
1 2 Touring Club Italiano 1999.
↑ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
↑ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
↑ "OPAC SBN" (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle biblioteche italiane e per le informazioni bibliografiche. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
↑ "Sabato parte la Malta-Siracusa", La Stampa (in Italian), 10 July 2008
↑ "Storia dell'Istituto". Archivio di Stato di Siracusa (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
↑ G8 and poor nations vow to tackle species loss, Reuters, 24 April 2009
↑ More than 400 Syrian refugees reach Italy by sea, one dies, Reuters, 21 September 2013
↑ "Il sindaco Giancarlo Garozzo al 38° posto in Italia", Siracusa Live (in Italian), 11 January 2016
↑ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

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George Henry Townsend; Frederick Martin (1877), "Syracuse", A Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
"Syracuse". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
"Syracuse", Southern Italy and Sicily (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908 (+ 1867 ed.)
Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1908). "Syracuse History (timeline)". Sicily, the New Winter Resort: An Encyclopaedia of Sicily (2nd ed.). Methuen.
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Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Syracuse", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
"Syracuse". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York. 1912.
Christopher Kininmonth (1965). "Syracuse". Travellers' Guide to Sicily. Jonathan Cape. pp. 172–208 – via Open Library.
Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Syracuse". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 674+. OCLC 31045650.
Roy Domenico (2002). "Sicily: Syracuse". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 291+. ISBN 0313307334.
Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Syracuse". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0415939291.
Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Syracuse". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

in Italian

See also: Bibliography of Syracuse, Sicily

"Siracusa". Guida generale di Sicilia e Malta: storica, artistica, commerciale (in Italian) (3rd ed.). Catania: Niccolò Giannotta. 1889. (+ via Internet Archive)
Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Siracusa". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante.
"Siracusa". Sicilia. Guida d'Italia (in Italian). Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 1919. p. 349+ – via HathiTrust.
"Siracusa", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1936
M. Guido (1960). Siracusa: Guida storico pratica ai suoi principali monumenti ed ai luoghi d'interesse (in Italian).
T. Carpinteri (1983). Siracusa, città fortificata (in Italian).
Siracusa e provincia (in Italian). Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 1999. ISBN 978-88-365-1253-9.

External links

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"Archivio Storico Comunale". Città di Siracusa (in Italian). Comune di Siracusa. (city archives)
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Images

Porta Ligny, built 1673, demolished 1893
Stazione Siracusa Marittima, opened in 1892
Teatro Communale, opened in 1897
Post Office, built 1935 (photo 2006)
Augusta-Priolo industrial complex near city, est. circa 1950 (photo 2015)

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