Timeline of Ravenna

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

Prior to 20th century

• 191 BCE – Romans in power in region.
• 1st–3rd century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Ravenna established.
• 402 CE – Capital of the Western Roman Empire relocated to Ravenna from Milan (until 476).
• 425 CE – San Giovanni Evangelista church construction begins.
• 475 – Battle of Ravenna (475) for the control of the Western Roman Empire.
• 476 – Battle of Ravenna (476). Deposition of Romulus Augustus. Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Odoacer in power.
• 491 – Theodoric begins siege Odoacer in Ravenna
• 493 – Theodoric the Great in power.
• 505 – Arian Sant'Apollinare Nuovo church construction begins.
• 520 – Mausoleum of Theodoric built near town.:
• 526 – (church) built.
• 540 – Forces of Byzantine Belisarius take Ravenna.
• 547 – Basilica of San Vitale consecrated.
• 549 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe consecrated near Ravenna.
• 584 – Exarchate of Ravenna established (approximate date).
• 729 – Battle of Ravenna (729)
• 751 - Lombard King Aistulf conquests Ravenna.
• 756 - Pepin, King of the Franks, defeats the Lombards and conveys Ravenna to Pope Stephen.
• 967 – Imperial Diet held by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
• 1218 - The Traversari comes to power in Ravenna during Guelph-Ghibelline conflict.
• 1240 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II besieges Ravenna and expels the Traversari.
• 1248 - Pope Innocent IV takes Ravenna and the Traversari returned to power.
• 1275 - The Traversari are driven from Ravenna by Guido Novello da Polenta. The Da Polenta family establish a hereditary lordship.
• 1441 – Venice takes possession of Ravenna as a condition of the Peace of Cremona (1441).
• 1509 - France defeats Venice in the War of the League of Cambrai; League members occupy Venice's mainland territories.
• 1512 – France defeats Holy League forces at the Battle of Ravenna (1512); France sacks Ravenna.
• 1737 – Canale Candiano (canal) to Adriatic Sea created.
• 1752 – Società Letteraria Ravennate (learned society) founded.
• 1797 – Ravenna becomes part of the of the French client Cispadane Republic.
• 1804 – Biblioteca Classense (library) established.
• 1820/21 – Home of Lord Byron for eighteen months.
• 1826 – Accademia filarmonica (music academy) founded.
• 1849 – Anita Garibaldi succumbed to fatigue during the retreat from Rome.
• 1852 – Teatro Comunale Alighieri opens.
• 1859 – Papal rule ends.
• 1860 – Ravenna becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
• 1863 – Ravenna railway station opens.
• 1881 – Population: 34,270.
• 1897 – Population: 67,760.

20th century

• 1911 – Population: 71,581.
• 1913 – Unione Sportiva Ravennate (football club) formed.
• 1921 – (railway) begins operating.
• 1927 – (library) established.
• 1966 – Stadio Bruno Benelli (stadium) opens.
• 1983 – (theatre group) formed.
• 1990 – Ravenna Festival of music begins.
• 1997 – Vidmer Mercatali becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2006 – becomes mayor.
• 2011 – Some of the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup played in Ravenna.
• 2013 – Population: 154,288.
• 2014 – November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2014 held.
• 2016 – June: Italian local elections, 2016 held; Michele De Pascale becomes mayor.
• 2024 – November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2024 held. Mayor De Pascale is elected president of Emilia-Romagna.
• 2025 – May: Italian local elections, 2025 held; Alessandro Barattoni becomes mayor.

See also

• Ravenna history
• Classe, ancient port of Ravenna
• List of mayors of Ravenna
• List of bishops of Ravenna

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

• Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Reggio Emilia; 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

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• . 9th century

in English

• Edward Hutton. The Story of Ravenna. Great Britain: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1926
• A. J. Wharton. Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem, and Ravenna (Cambridge, 1995)

in Italian

External links

• (city archives)
• Archivio di Stato di Ravenna (state archives)
• Items related to Ravenna, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Ravenna, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)