Timeline of Catania explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Catania in the Sicily region of Italy.

Prior to 18th century

• 729 BCE – Catina founded by Naxians.
• 476 BCE – Hiero I of Syracuse expels residents to Leontini; settlement renamed "Aetna".^[1]
• 461 BCE – Settlement named "Catina" again.
• 403 BCE – Catina taken by forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse.
• 263 BCE – Catina taken by Roman forces during the First Punic War.
• 122 BCE – .
• 2nd C. CE - Amphitheatre of Catania
• 251 CE - Lava stream threatens the town.
• 535 CE – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire takes Sicily.
• 4th–5th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Catania active.^[2]
• 902 CE – Catania "sacked by the Saracens" during the Muslim conquest of Sicily.
• 1090 – Catania Cathedral founded.
• 1169 – February: 1169 Sicily earthquake.
• 1194 – Catania sacked by forces of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1232 – Political unrest.
• 1239 - Castello Ursino (castle) ordered to be constructed by Emperor Frederick II, King of Sicily.
• 1282 – War of the Sicilian Vespers.
• 1296 – "Parliament at Catania elected Frederick of Aragon king of Sicily."
• 1350 – Castello Ursino (castle) built.
• 1435 – "Social unrest."
• 1434 – University of Catania opens.
• 1647 – Political unrest.
• 1669 – 1669 Etna eruption causes destruction in region near city.
• 1687 – (church) construction begins.
• 1693 – January: 1693 Sicily earthquake causes much destruction in city.

18th–19th centuries

• 1709 – Palazzo Tezzano construction begins.
• 1713 – San Benedetto church built.
• 1737 – (fountain) installed in the Piazza del Duomo.
• 1755 – University Library established.
• 1817 – February: Earthquake.^(it)
• 1824 – (learned society) formed.^[3]
• 1843 – Catania provincial archives established.
• 1858 – Orto Botanico dell'Università di Catania (garden) established.^[4]
• 1862 – August: Catania "held by Garibaldi."
• 1866
  • (cemetery) established.
  • Catania Centrale railway station inaugurated.
• 1869 – (train station) opens.
• 1871 – Population: 84,397.^[5]
• 1876 – Observatory established.
• 1881 - Population: 100,417.
• 1882 – erected in the Piazza Stesicoro.
• 1883 – Giardino Bellini (park) opens.
• 1890 – Teatro Massimo Bellini (theatre) opens.

20th century

• 1905 – begins operating.
• 1908 – Calcio Catania football club formed.
• 1911 – Population: 210,703.^[6]
• 1915 – begins operating.
• 1929 - Calcio Catania (football club) founded.
• 1930 – (stadium) opens.
• 1931 – (library) established.^[7]
• 1937 – Stadio Cibali (stadium) opens.
• 1943 – July: City bombed in the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II.^[8]
• 1944 – 14 December: Palazzo degli Elefanti (city hall) burns down.
• 1945 – La Sicilia newspaper begins publication.^[9]
• 1949
  • (transit entity) established.
  • begins operating.
• 1954 – opens.^[10]
• 1957 – neighborhood.
• 1958 – Teatro Stabile di Catania founded.
• 1963 – State Archive of Catania active.^[11]
• 1969 – Teatro Verga (theatre) built.
• 1971
  • City divided into 26 administrative units.^(it)
  • Population: 400,048.
• 1978 – City reorganized into 17 administrative units.^(it)
• 1988 – Enzo Bianco becomes mayor.
• 1995 – City reorganized into 10 administrative units: Barriera-Canalicchio, Borgo-Sanzio, Centro-San Cristoforo-Angeli Custodi, Monte Po-Nesima, Ognina-Picanello-Stazione, San Giorgio-Librino,, San Giuseppe La Rena-Zia Lisa,, and Trappeto-Cibali.^(it)
• 1997 – PalaCatania arena opens.
• 1998 – Mercati Generali nightclub in business near city.
• 1999 – Catania Metro begins operating.
• 2000 – Umberto Scapagnini becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2007 – Catania–Fontanarossa Airport new terminal opens.
• 2012 – 28 October: Sicilian regional election, 2012 held.
• 2013
  • City reorganized into six administrative units: Borgo Sanzio, Centro San Giovanni Galermo-Trappeto-Cibali, Centro Storico, Monte Po-Nesima-San Leone-Rapisardi, Picanello-Ognina-Barriera-Canalicchio, and San Giorgio-Librino-San Giuseppe La Rena-Zia Lisa-Villaggio Sant'Agata.^{[12] (it)}
  • Population: 290,678 city; 1,077,113 province.^[13]

See also

• Catania history
  • List of mayors of Catania
• History of Sicily
• Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Insular Italy:^(it)
  • • • Sardinia: Timeline of Cagliari Sicily: Timeline of Messina, Palermo, Syracuse, Trapani

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Book: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . . London . John Murray . 1854 . 1872. Catana . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.ah5cuq?urlappend=%3Bseq=587. . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . 2027/hvd.ah5cuq?urlappend=%3Bseq=587 .
• Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn52jk?urlappend=%3Bseq=875. Catania. . Chambers's Encyclopaedia. 2027/hvd.hn52jk?urlappend=%3Bseq=875.
• + 1867 ed.
• Catania . 5 . Ashby . Thomas . Thomas Ashby (archaeologist) . 502 - 503 . 1910 . . 1.
  • Book: Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Christopher Kleinhenz . Routledge. 0415939291 . 2004. Catania . 192–193 . David Abulafia. . David Abulafia .
• Book: Colum Hourihane. Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. 2012. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-539536-5. Catania. .

in Italian

• Book: Descrizione di Catania e delle cose notevoli nei dintorni de essa . Catania . Pietro Giuntini . it . 1841.
• Book: Statistica del Regno d'Italia: biblioteche. Florence . it. 1865. Elenco delle biblioteche del regno: Catania. 2027/uc1.c2742343?urlappend=%3Bseq=50 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2742343?urlappend=%3Bseq=50. . (List of libraries)
• Book: Catania e sue vicinanze: manuale pel viaggiatore . Catania and vicinity: handbook for travelers . 1867. C. Galatola . Catania . it .
  • Book: Guida generale di Sicilia e Malta: storica, artistica, commerciale . . it . Catania . 3rd. 1889. Catania. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100578766.
• Book: Nicola Bernardini . Guida della stampa periodica italiana . it . R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante . Lecce . 1890. Provincia di Catania. 2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=356 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=356. .
• Book: Malfitana . Daniele . Mazzaglia . Antonino . Catania - la città antica e quella del futuro: archeologia, topografia, urbanistica per la riqualificazione dello spazio urbano . 2023 . "L'Erma" di Bretschneider . Roma Bristol . 9788891328717.
• Book: Sicilia. Guida d'Italia . . Milan . it. 1919. Catania . 291+. 2027/uc1.$b535988 .
• Book: . Catania . Rome . . it . 1986 .
• Book: Paolo Militello . Ritratti di città in Sicilia e a Malta: XVI-XVII secolo. 2008. . Palermo . it . 978-88-88615-78-3.

External links

• Web site: Archivio Storico Comunale di Catania . it . Comune di Catania . (city archives)
• Items related to Catania, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Catania, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert Garland. Wandering Greeks: the Ancient Greek Diaspora from the Age of Homer to the Death of Alexander the Great. 2014. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-5025-9 . Chronology . 279–286 .
2. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy . . Norway . 8 December 2016 .
3. Web site: Chronology of Scholarly Societies . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115228/http://www.scholarly-societies.org/chronology_soc.html . dead . 4 March 2016 . Jim Parrott . Scholarly Societies Project . . Canada .
4. Web site: Garden Search: Italy . . London . 8 December 2016 .
5. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1873 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Italy . 2027/nyp.33433081590360?urlappend=%3Bseq=356 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081590360?urlappend=%3Bseq=356 .
6. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1913 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Italy . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=1107 . Statesman's Year-Book . 2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=1107 .
7. Web site: Biblioteche riunite Civica e A. Ursino Recupero: Storia . it . Comune di Catania . 8 December 2016 .
8. Web site: Storia di Catania . it . Comune di Catania . 8 December 2016 .
9. Book: Western Europe . 5th . 2003. . Italy . 978-1-85743-152-0 . Regional Surveys of the World .
10. Web site: Movie Theaters in Catania, Italy . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . 8 December 2016 .
11. Web site: Storia . it . Archivio di Stato di Catania . . 8 December 2016 .
12. Web site: Le sei Circoscrizioni del Comune di Catania . it . Comune di Catania . 8 December 2016 .
13. Web site: Resident Population . Demo-Geodemo . . 8 December 2016 .