Timeline of Catania

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.^[1]
476 BCE – Hiero I of Syracuse expels residents to Leontini; settlement renamed "Aetna".^[2]
461 BCE – Settlement named "Catina" again.^[1]
403 BCE – Catina taken by forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse.^[1]
263 BCE – Catina taken by Roman forces during the First Punic War.^[1]
122 BCE – [it].^[1]
535 CE – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire takes Sicily.^[1]
4th–5th century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Catania active.^[3]
902 CE – Catania "sacked by the Saracens" during the Muslim conquest of Sicily.^[1]
1090 CE – Catania Cathedral founded.^[4]
1169 – February: 1169 Sicily earthquake.^[1]
1194 – Catania sacked by forces of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.^[4]
1232 – Political unrest.^[4]
1239 - castrum probably 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."^[4]
1350 – Castello Ursino (castle) built.
1435 – "Social unrest."^[4]
1445 – University of Catania opens.
1647 – Political unrest.
1669 – 1669 Etna eruption causes destruction in region near city.^[1]
1687 – [it] (church) construction begins.
1693 – January: 1693 Sicily earthquake causes much destruction in city.^[1]

18th–19th centuries[]

1709 – Palazzo Tezzano construction begins.
1713 – San Benedetto church built.
1737 – [it] (fountain) installed in the Piazza del Duomo.
1755 – University Library established.^[5]
1817 – February: Earthquake.^[6]^(it)
1824 – [it] (learned society) formed.^[7]
1843 – Catania provincial archives established.^[8]
1858 – Orto Botanico dell'Università di Catania (garden) established.^[9]
1862 – August: Catania "held by Garibaldi."^[6]
1866 – [it] (cemetery) established.
1869 – [it] (train station) opens.
1871 – Population: 84,397.^[10]
1876 – Observatory established.
1882 – [it] erected in the Piazza Stesicoro.
1883 – Giardino Bellini (park) opens.
1890 – Teatro Massimo Bellini (theatre) opens.

20th century[]

1905 – [it] begins operating.
1908 – Calcio Catania football club formed.
1911 – Population: 210,703.^[11]
1915 – [it] begins operating.
1930 – [it] (stadium) opens.
1931 – [it] (library) established.^[12]
1937 – Stadio Cibali (stadium) opens.
1943 – July: City bombed in the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II.^[13]
1944 – 14 December: Palazzo degli Elefanti (city hall) burns down.^[13]
1945 – La Sicilia newspaper begins publication.^[14]
1949
- [it] (transit entity) established.
- [it] begins operating.
1954 – [it] opens.^[15]
1957 – [it] neighborhood.
1958 – Teatro Stabile di Catania founded.
1963 – State Archive of Catania active.^[8]
1969 – Teatro Verga (theatre) built.
1971
- City divided into 26 administrative units.^(it)
- Population: 400,048.^{[citation needed]}
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, [it], San Giuseppe La Rena-Zia Lisa, [it], and Trappeto-Cibali.^(it)
1997 – PalaCatania arena opens.
1998 – Mercati Generali nightclub in business near city.^[16]
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.^[17]^(it)
- Population: 290,678 city; 1,077,113 province.^[18]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Britannica 1910.
^ Robert Garland (2014). "Chronology". Wandering Greeks: the Ancient Greek Diaspora from the Age of Homer to the Death of Alexander the Great. Princeton University Press. pp. 279–286. ISBN 978-1-4008-5025-9.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Abulafia 2004.
^ Biblioteche 1865.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Haydn 1910.
^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Storia". Archivio di Stato di Catania (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1873.
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
^ "Biblioteche riunite Civica e A. Ursino Recupero: Storia" (in Italian). Comune di Catania. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Storia di Catania" (in Italian). Comune di Catania. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
^ "Movie Theaters in Catania, Italy". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "The best club in the world?", The Guardian, UK, 25 June 2008
^ "Le sei Circoscrizioni del Comune di Catania" (in Italian). Comune di Catania. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Catana". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
"Catania". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
"Catania", Southern Italy and Sicily (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908 + 1867 ed.
"Catania", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Catania", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
David Abulafia (2004). "Catania". In Christopher Kleinhenz (ed.). Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 192–193. ISBN 0415939291.
Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Catania". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

in Italian[]

Descrizione di Catania e delle cose notevoli nei dintorni de essa (in Italian). Catania: Pietro Giuntini. 1841.
"Elenco delle biblioteche del regno: Catania". Statistica del Regno d'Italia: biblioteche (in Italian). Florence. 1865. (List of libraries)
Catania e sue vicinanze: manuale pel viaggiatore [Catania and vicinity: handbook for travelers] (in Italian). Catania: C. Galatola. 1867.
"Catania", Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 5 (6th ed.), 1878
"Catania". Guida generale di Sicilia e Malta: storica, artistica, commerciale (in Italian) (3rd ed.). Catania: [it]. 1889.
Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Catania". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante.
"Catania". Sicilia. Guida d'Italia (in Italian). Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 1919. p. 291+. hdl:2027/uc1.$b535988.
[it] (1986). Catania (in Italian). Rome: [it].CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Paolo Militello (2008). Ritratti di città in Sicilia e a Malta: XVI-XVII secolo (in Italian). Palermo: [it]. ISBN 978-88-88615-78-3.

External links[]

"Archivio Storico Comunale di Catania" (in Italian). 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)

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Britannica 1910.

[2] Robert Garland (2014). "Chronology". Wandering Greeks: the Ancient Greek Diaspora from the Age of Homer to the Death of Alexander the Great. Princeton University Press. pp. 279–286. ISBN 978-1-4008-5025-9.

[katolsk-3] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[FOOTNOTEAbulafia2004-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Abulafia 2004.

[FOOTNOTEBiblioteche1865-5] Biblioteche 1865.

[FOOTNOTEHaydn1910-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Haydn 1910.

[parrott-7] Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[ascatania-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Storia". Archivio di Stato di Catania (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[botanic-9] "Garden Search: Italy". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[10] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1873.

[11] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.

[12] "Biblioteche riunite Civica e A. Ursino Recupero: Storia" (in Italian). Comune di Catania. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[CittaStoria-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Storia di Catania" (in Italian). Comune di Catania. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[europa2003-14] "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[cinema-15] "Movie Theaters in Catania, Italy". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[16] "The best club in the world?", The Guardian, UK, 25 June 2008

[17] "Le sei Circoscrizioni del Comune di Catania" (in Italian). Comune di Catania. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[18] "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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Contents

Prior to 18th century[]

18th–19th centuries[]

20th century[]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

in English[]

in Italian[]

External links[]