Timeline of Reggio Emilia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

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Prior to 18th century

• 187 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through town.[1]
• 77 BCE – Roman tribune Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder assassinated.[1]
• 328 BCE – Protasio, First known Bishop of Regium (Reggio Emilia) [2]
• 409 BCE – Reggio sacked by Gothic
• 899 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.[3]
• 924 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.[3]
• 1168 – Reggio joins the Lombard League.[4]
• May 29, 1176 – Victorious Battle of Legnano (Italian Cities allies, Lombard league, against the Emperor)

The defence of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (1176) by Amos Cassioli (1832–1891)

• June 25, 1183 Peace of Constance
• 1245 – Consuetudini (law) issued.[4]
• 1289 – Obizzo II d'Este in power.[1]
• 1409 – Este in power (until 1796).[3]
• 1452 – Duchy of Reggio established.
• 1474 – Birth of Ludovico Ariosto, poet.[1]
• 1480 – Printing press in operation.[5][4]
• 1512 – Forces of Pope Julius II occupy Reggio.[4]
• 1523 – Este rule restored.[4]
• 1597 – Basilica della Ghiara construction begins.[1]

18th–19th centuries

• 1741 – Teatro della cittadella (theatre) opens.[4][6]
• 1746 – Accademia degli Ipocondriaci active.[7]
• 1798 – Biblioteca Nazionale (library) opens.[8][9]
• 1808 – Reggio becomes seat of the Crostolo department in the French Cisalpine Republic.[3]
• 1819 – Reale Accademia Reggiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti established.[7]
• 1830 – Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (museum) active.[10]
• 1856 – Reggio Emilia Synagogue [it] built.
• 1857 – Teatro Municipale (theatre) opens.[1]
• 1859
  • Reggio Emilia railway station opens.
  • Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.[1]
• 1860 – Gazzetta di Reggio newspaper begins publication.[11]
• 1861 – Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.[3]
• 1862 – Chamber of Commerce established.[12]
• 1873 – Dismantling of the Walls of Reggio Emilia [it] begins.[12]
• 1887 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Guastalla [it] (railway) in operation.
• 1892 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Sassuolo [it] (railway) in operation.
• 1897 – Population: 59,117.[13]
• 1900 – Basilica della Ghiara restored.[1]

20th century

• 1901
  • Officine Meccaniche Reggiane manufactory in business.[12]
  • Camera del Lavoro established.^[citation needed]
• 1906 – Population: 64,548.[1]
• 1910 – Stadio Mirabello (stadium) built.
• 1911
  • Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Ciano d'Enza [it] (railway) in operation.
  • Population: 70,419.[14]
• 1919 – A.C. Reggiana 1919 (football club) formed.
• 1927 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Boretto [it] (railway) begins operating.
• 1931 – Population: 91,040.[4]
• 1944 – 8 January: Bombing of Reggio by Allied forces during World War II.^[citation needed]
• 1945 – Cesare Campioli becomes mayor (until 1962).
• 1965 – Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea (history institute) active.[15]
• 1995 – Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore opens.

21st century

• 2013 – Population: 163,928.[16]
• 2014 – Local election held; Luca Vecchi becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Reggio Emilia [it]
• List of mayors of Reggio Emilia
• List of bishops of Reggio Emilia
• List of dukes of Reggio

Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:^(it)

• Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Rimini
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
• Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
• Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. http://www.diocesi.re.it/diocesi/cronotassi-dei-vescovi/. sfn error: no target: CITEREFhttp://www.diocesi.re.it/diocesi/cronotassi-dei-vescovi/ (help)
3. Domenico 2002.
4. Treccani 1935.
5. Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Reggio d'Emilia". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
6. Crocioni 1907.
7. James E. McClellan (1985). Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
8. "Cenni storici". Biblioteca Panizzi (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
9. "(Comune: Reggio nell'Emilia)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [it] (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
10. "Chi siamo" (in Italian). Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
11. "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
12. "Storia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
13. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
14. "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
15. "Chi siamo". Istoreco (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
16. "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Regium Lepidi". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
• "Reggio". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312934.
• Umberto Cassuto (1905), "Reggio", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 10, New York, hdl:2027/msu.31293024395141
• "Reggio nell' Emilia" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 38.
• Edward Hutton (1912), "Reggio", Cities of Lombardy, New York: Macmillan Co.
• "Reggio", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913
• Roy Domenico (2002). "Emilia Romagna: Reggio nell' Emilia". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 99+. ISBN 0313307334.

in Italian

• Taccoli. Memorie di Reggio Emilia, Parma 1748
• Girolamo Tiraboschi, ed. (1825). "Regium Lepidi". Dizionario topografico storico degli stati Estensi (in Italian).
• "Reggio d'Emilia", Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), vol. 19 (6th ed.), 1885, pp. 51+, hdl:2027/nnc1.cu08476861
• Carlo Lozzi (1887). "Storie de'Municipii: Reggio d' Emilia". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). Vol. 2. Imola. OCLC 12117233. (bibliography)
• U. Bassi. Reggio Emilia alla fine del sec. XVIII, 1895
• Giovanni Crocioni (1907). I teatri di Reggio nell' Emilia. Cooperativa lavorante tipografi.
• A. Balletti. Storia di Reggio nell'Emilia, 1925
• "Reggio nell' Emilia", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1935

External links

• "Archivio storico del Comune di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). (City archives, documenting 1870-1955)
• Archivio di Stato di Reggio Emilia (state archives)
• Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)