Timeline of Reggio Emilia explained

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

Prior to 18th century

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

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

18th–19th centuries

• 1741 – Teatro della cittadella (theatre) opens.
• 1746 – Accademia degli Ipocondriaci active.^[2]
• 1798 – Biblioteca Nazionale (library) opens.^{[3] [4]}
• 1808 – Reggio becomes seat of the Crostolo department in the French Cisalpine Republic.
• 1819 – Reale Accademia Reggiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti established.
• 1830 – Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (museum) active.^[5]
• 1856 – built.
• 1857 – Teatro Municipale (theatre) opens.
• 1859
  • Reggio Emilia railway station opens.
  • Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
• 1860 – Gazzetta di Reggio newspaper begins publication.^[6]
• 1861 – Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.
• 1862 – Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1873 – Dismantling of the begins.
• 1887 – (railway) in operation.
• 1892 – (railway) in operation.
• 1897 – Population: 59,117.^[7]
• 1900 – Basilica della Ghiara restored.

20th century

• 1901
  • Officine Meccaniche Reggiane manufactory in business.^[8]
  • Camera del Lavoro established.
• 1906 – Population: 64,548.
• 1910 – Stadio Mirabello (stadium) built.
• 1911
  • (railway) in operation.
  • Population: 70,419.^[9]
• 1919 – A.C. Reggiana 1919 (football club) formed.
• 1927 – (railway) begins operating.
• 1931 – Population: 91,040.
• 1944 – 8 January: Bombing of Reggio by Allied forces during World War II.
• 1945 – Cesare Campioli becomes mayor (until 1962).
• 1965 – Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea (history institute) active.^[10]
• 1995 – Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore opens.

21st century

• 2013 – Population: 163,928.^[11]
• 2014 – Local election held; Luca Vecchi becomes mayor.

See also

• • 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

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Book: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . . London . John Murray . 1854 . 1872. Regium Lepidi . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . 2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%3Bseq=717 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.ah5cur?urlappend=%3Bseq=717. .
• Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia . Chambers's Encyclopaedia . London . 1901 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101065312934?urlappend=%3Bseq=666. Reggio. 2027/njp.32101065312934?urlappend=%3Bseq=666 . .
  • Reggio nell' Emilia . 23 . 38 . 1910 . . 1.
    • Book: Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture . Roy Domenico . Greenwood. 0313307334 . 2002. Emilia Romagna: Reggio nell' Emilia . 99+. .

in Italian

• Taccoli. Memorie di Reggio Emilia, Parma 1748
• Book: Dizionario topografico storico degli stati Estensi . . it . 1825. Regium Lepidi. https://books.google.com/books?id=kYhPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA243.
  • Book: Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia . Carlo Lozzi . Imola . 12117233 . it . 1887 . 2 . Storie de'Municipii: Reggio d' Emilia . https://books.google.com/books?id=IOBAAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA105. (bibliography)
• U. Bassi. Reggio Emilia alla fine del sec. XVIII, 1895
• Book: Giovanni Crocioni . I teatri di Reggio nell' Emilia. 1907. Cooperativa lavorante tipografi. .
• A. Balletti. Storia di Reggio nell'Emilia, 1925

External links

• Web site: Archivio storico del Comune di Reggio Emilia . it . (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)

Notes and References

1. Book: Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum . Robert Proctor . Robert Proctor (bibliographer) . London . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company . 1898 . Books Printed From Types: Italy: Reggio d'Emilia . 2027/uc1.c3450631?urlappend=%3Bseq=516 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c3450631?urlappend=%3Bseq=516 .
2. Book: James E. McClellan. Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. 1985. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-05996-1 .
3. Web site: Cenni storici . Biblioteca Panizzi . it . Comune di Reggio Emilia . 4 January 2017 .
4. Web site: (Comune: Reggio nell'Emilia) . (Registry of Italian Libraries) . . it . 4 January 2017 .
5. Web site: Chi siamo . Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia . it . 5 January 2017 .
6. Book: Western Europe . 5th . 2003. . Italy . 978-1-85743-152-0 . Regional Surveys of the World .
7. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . Statesman's Year-Book . 1899 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Italy . 2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=1081 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=1081 . .
8. Web site: Storia di Reggio Emilia . it . Comune di Reggio Emilia . 5 January 2017 .
9. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1913 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Italy . 2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=1107 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=1107 .
10. Web site: Chi siamo . Istoreco . it . Reggio Emilia . Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea . 5 January 2017 .
11. Web site: Resident Population . Demo-Geodemo . . 4 January 2017 .