Timeline of Syracuse, Sicily

The following is a 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

• 8th C. BCE – Settlement established by Corinthian Greeks.⁽⁾
• 663 BCE - Founded the settlement of Akrai.
• 643 BCE - Founded the settlement of Casmenae.
• 6th C. BCE – Greek Theatre of Syracuse built.
• 598 BCE - Founded the settlement of Kamarina.
• 498–491 BCE - Hippocrates of Gela threatened the independence of Syracuse.
• 491–478 BCE - Gelon is tyrant of Syracuse.
• 480 BCE - Gelon defeats Carthage at the Battle of Himera.
• 415–413 BCE – Syracuse besieged by Greek forces.
• 397 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (397 BC)
• 343 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (343 BC)
• 311-309 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC)
• 287 BCE – Birth of mathematician Archimedes (approximate date).
• 278 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (278 BC)
• 214 BCE – Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC) by Roman forces.
• 44 BCE – People of Syracuse (and Sicily) gain Roman citizenship.
• 2nd–4th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Siracusa established.
• 3rd C. CE – Death of bishop Marcian of Syracuse.
• 278–280 CE – Syracuse sacked by Franks.
• 304 – Death of Christian St. Lucia Of Syracuse during the Diocletianic Persecution.
• 535 – Syracuse taken by Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire.
• 668 – 15 September: Assassination of Byzantine emperor Constans II.
• 827-828 - Siege of Syracuse (827–828).
• 877–878 – Siege of Syracuse (877–878) by Aghlabid forces.
• 1088 – Syracuse besieged by forces of Roger I of Sicily.
• 1140 – Earthquake.⁽⁾
• 1239 – Castello Maniace built.
• 1397 – Palazzo Montalto built on Ortygia island.
• 1448 – Unrest.
• 1542 – Earthquake.⁽⁾

17th–19th centuries

• 1608 – Caravaggio paints "Burial of St. Lucy" in the Santa Lucìa alla Badìa, Siracusa.
• 1633 – Palazzo Vermexio built.
• 1673 – Porta Ligny (gate) built.
• 1693 – 1693 Sicily earthquake.
• 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.
• 1779 – Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco rebuilt.
• 1790 – Maritime navigation school established.
• 1847 - Fountain of Arethusa remodelled into current form
• 1854 – built.
• 1860 – 1 August: Forces of Garabaldi arrive in city.
• 1861 – Population: 19,590.
• 1862 – Syracuse Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1865 – Province of Syracuse created.
• 1867 – Biblioteca comunale (library) founded.
• 1870 – Gazzetta di Siracusa newspaper begins publication.
• 1871
• Siracusa railway station opens.
• Messina–Syracuse railway (railway) begins operating.
• 1880 – Tamburo newspaper begins publication.
• 1881 - Population: 21,739.
• 1886
• Siracusa–Gela–Canicattì railway (railway) begins operating.
• Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Siracusa (museum) opens.
• 1892 – (train station) opens at the .
• 1897
• (theatre) opens.
• Population: 25,740.

20th century

• 1907 – (fountain) installed in Piazza Archimede.
• 1911 – Population: 40,835.
• 1915 – (railway) begins operating.
• 1920 – Giornale di Siracusa newspaper in publication.
• 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 .
• 1934 – Palazzo delle Poste (post office) built.
• 1938
• industrial railway station begins operating.
• construction begins at Piazza dei Cappuccini.
• 1941 – Bombing of Syracuse during World War II begins.⁽⁾
• 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.⁽⁾
• 1953
• (weeping statue) allegedly occurs, according to tradition.
• Syracuse Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery established near city.
• 1960
• (race) begins.
• opens (approximate date).
• 1961 – Population: 83,205.⁽⁾
• 1963 – Archivio di Stato di Siracusa (state archives) active.
• 1990 – 13 December: 1990 Carlentini earthquake occurs.
• 1991 – Population: 125,941.⁽⁾
• 1994 – built.
• 1996 – U.S. Siracusa (football club) active.
• 1999
• (puppet theatre) established.
• becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2005 – Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 2008 – becomes mayor.
• 2009
• April: meeting of environmental leaders held in city.
• (bike path) opens.
• 2013
• June: Italian local elections, 2013 held.
• 20 September: 400+ refugees of the Syrian Civil War arrive at port of Syracuse.
• becomes mayor.
• Siracusa Calcio football club active.
• Population: 118,644.
• 2015 – Regional created (replacing Province of Syracuse).

See also

• Syracuse history
• History of Syracuse, Sicily
• (in Italian)
• (in Italian)
• (in Italian)
• (circa 16th-19th centuries; in Italian)
• (in Italian)
• (in Italian)
• List of mayors of Syracuse, Sicily
• List of bishops of Syracuse
• History of Sicily
• of other cities in the macroregion of Insular Italy:⁽⁾
• Sardinia: Timeline of Cagliari
• Sicily: Timeline of Catania, Messina, Palermo, Trapani

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• (+ 1867 ed.)

in Italian

• (+ via Internet Archive)

External links

• (city archives)
• Items related to Syracuse, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Syracuse, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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