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

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Early

* Prehistoric Italy
* Nuragic civilization (18th-3rd c. BC)
* Etruscan civilization (12th-6th c. BC)
* Magna Graecia (8th-3rd c. BC)

Ancient Rome

* Kingdom (753 BC-509 BC)
* Republic (509 BC-27 BC)
* Roman expansion in Italy
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* Western Empire (286 AD-476 AD)
* Praetorian prefecture of Italy

Romano-Barbarian Kingdoms

|  Odoacer's|  476-493

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Ostrogothic|  493-553
Vandal|  435-534
Lombard|  568-774
Frankish (Carolingian Empire)|  774-962
Germanic (Holy Roman Empire)|  962-1801

Medieval

* Italy in the Middle Ages
* Byzantine reconquest of Italy (6th-8th c.)
* Islam and Normans in southern Italy
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* Italian Renaissance (14th-16th c.)
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*     * Republic
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* Risorgimento (1815-1871)

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* Monarchy (1861-1946)
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* Fascist Italian Social Republic, Partisans and Italian Civil War (1943-1945)
* Republic (1946-1994)
* Years of Lead (1970s-1980s)
* Maxi Trial (1986-1992)
* Mani pulite (1992-2001)

Contemporary

* Second Republic (1994–2022)
* Great Recession (2007-2009)
* European migrant crisis (2014-2016)
* COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023)
* Rinnovamento (2021-present)

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* 187 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through town.[1]
* 77 BCE – Roman tribune Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder assassinated.[1]
* 328 – Protasio, First known Bishop of Regium (Reggio Emilia) [2]
* 409 – 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

## See also

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* 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

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
2. ^ "Storia della Diocesi di Reggio Emilia – Guastalla" [History of the Diocese of Reggio Emilia – Guastalla] (in Italian).
3. ^ a b c d e Domenico 2002.
4. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b 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.+[it]+(Registry+of+Italian+Libraries)&rft.atitle=(Comune:+Reggio+nell'Emilia)&rft_id=http://anagrafe.iccu.sbn.it/opencms/opencms/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Timeline+of+Reggio+Emilia" class="Z3988">
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. ^ a b c "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

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### in English

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* 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.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Umberto Cassuto (1905), "Reggio", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 10, New York, hdl:2027/msu.31293024395141`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* "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

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* 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.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (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

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