Timeline of Messina

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy.

Prior to 18th century[]

730 BCE - Chalcidians take settlement from the Siculi; town renamed "Zancle".^[1]
671 BCE - Samians take Zancle.^[2]
397 BCE - Settlement sacked by Carthaginian forces in the Battle of Messene.^[3]
343 BCE - Carthaginians ousted by forces of Timoleon.^[3]
282 BCE - Mamertines take Messina (approximate date).^[3]
241 BCE - Messina becomes a civitas foederata.^[3]
35 BCE - Messina attacked by forces of Octavian.^[3]
520 CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Messina active (approximate date).^[4]
535 CE - Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire takes Sicily.^[5]
843 - Arabs in power.^[5]
1061 - Normans in power.^[3]
1098 - Messina Cathedral construction begins.^[3]
1190 - Messina sacked by forces of Richard I of England.^[3]
1194 - Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor in power in Sicily.^[3]
1232
- Messina issues gold coin.^[6]
- Economic unrest.^[5]
1282
- Uprising against Anjou rule.^[3]
- Spanish rule begins.^[3]
1296 - [it] begins.^{[citation needed]}
1473 - Printing press in operation.^[7]^[8]
1535 - Entry of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor into Messina.
1545 - Forte Gonzaga (fort) built.
1546 - Forte del Santissimo Salvatore (fort) built.
1548 - [it] founded.
1616 - Palazzo del Monte di Pietà (Messina) built.
1638 - Orto Botanico "Pietro Castelli" dell'Università di Messina (garden) established.
1674 - Messina revolt against Spanish rule begins.^[1]^[9]
1686 - Real Cittadella (fort) built.
1693 - 1693 Sicily earthquake.^[2]

18th-19th centuries[]

1713 - Spanish rule ends.^[3]
1728 - Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti (learned society) founded.^[10]
1743 - Plague.^[3]
1757 - [it] (monument) erected.
1783 - Earthquake.^[3]
1806 - Museum opens.
1838 - University of Messina established.
1848 - Siege of Messina (1848) [it] during the Sicilian revolution of 1848.^[3]
1850 - Population: 97,074.^[3]
1854
- State Archive of Messina established.^[11]
- Cholera outbreak.^[3]
1860 - July: Garibaldi enters city.^[2]
1866 - Railway station opens.
1871
- (railway) in operation.
- Population: 111,854.^[12]
1889
- (railway) begins operating.
- Messina Marittima railway station opens.
1890 - [it] begins operating.
1892 - First section of [it] begins operating.
1896 - [it] begins operating.
1900 - Messina Football Club formed.

20th century[]

1908 - 28 December: 1908 Messina earthquake.^[3]
1911 - Population: 126,557.^[13]
1921 - Population: 177,196.^{[citation needed]}
1932 - Stadio Giovanni Celeste (stadium) opens.
1935 - Archivio Storico Comunale (city archives) established.^[14]
1936 - Population: 191,966.^{[citation needed]}
1943 - City bombed in the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II.^[15]
1952 - Gazzetta del Sud newspaper begins publication.^[16]
1955
- June: International conference on European economic integration held in Messina.^[15]
- Pylons erected in the Strait of Messina to hold an electric power line.
1959 - Messina Grand Prix (car race) begins.
1979 - International Rally of Messina (car race) begins.
1985 - March: [it] held.

21st century[]

2003 - Tram begins operating.
2004 - Stadio San Filippo (stadium) opens.
2009
- October: 2009 Messina floods and mudslides.
- Palazzo della cultura built.
2010 - S.S.D. Città di Messina (football club) formed.
2013
- June: Local election held; Renato Accorinti becomes mayor.
- Population: 242,267.^[17]
2018 - Local election held; Cateno De Luca becomes mayor.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Domenico 2002.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Haydn 1910.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Britannica 1910.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kleinhenz 2004.
^ Glyn Davies; Roy Davies (2002). "Comparative Chronology of Money" – via University of Exeter.
^ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Messina". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company.
^ "Modern History, Chronological Table, 1649-1815: Spain and Portugal", Encyclopædia Metropolitana, 13: History and Biography, v.5, London, 1845
^ James E. McClellan (1985). "Official Scientific Societies: 1600-1793". Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. p. 261+. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
^ "Storia dell'Istituto". Archivio di Stato di Messina (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1873.
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
^ "Archivio Storico Comunale" (in Italian). Comune di Messina. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Turismo: Storia e Tradizioni: Cenni storici" (in Italian). Comune di Messina. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Messana". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
John Ramsay McCulloch (1877), "Messina", A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation, Hugh G. Reid, ed., London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
"Messina". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
Ismar Elbogen (1904), "Messina", Jewish Encyclopedia, 8, New York
"Messina", Southern Italy and Sicily (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908 + 1867 ed.
Thomas Ashby (1910), "Messina", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Messina", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
Roy Domenico (2002). "Sicily: Messina". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 287+. ISBN 0313307334.
Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Messina". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 705+. ISBN 0415939291.

in Italian[]

Cajo Domenico Gallo (1756). Annali della citta si Messina (in Italian). Francesco Gaipa.
Guida per la cittá di Messina (in Italian) (2nd ed.). Giuseppe Fiumara. 1841.
"Messina". Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian). 13 (6th ed.). Torino: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese. 1882.
"Messina". Guida generale di Sicilia e Malta: storica, artistica, commerciale (in Italian) (3rd ed.). Catania: [it]. 1889.
"Messina". Sicilia. Guida d'Italia (in Italian). Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 1919. p. 96+. hdl:2027/uc1.$b535988.
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[]

Items related to Messina, various dates (via Europeana)
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[FOOTNOTEDomenico2002-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Domenico 2002.

[FOOTNOTEHaydn1910-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Haydn 1910.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Britannica 1910.

[katolsk-4] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[FOOTNOTEKleinhenz2004-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kleinhenz 2004.

[6] Glyn Davies; Roy Davies (2002). "Comparative Chronology of Money" – via University of Exeter.

[7] Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.

[8] Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Messina". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company.

[9] "Modern History, Chronological Table, 1649-1815: Spain and Portugal", Encyclopædia Metropolitana, 13: History and Biography, v.5, London, 1845

[McClellan1985-10] James E. McClellan (1985). "Official Scientific Societies: 1600-1793". Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. p. 261+. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.

[11] "Storia dell'Istituto". Archivio di Stato di Messina (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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

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

[14] "Archivio Storico Comunale" (in Italian). Comune di Messina. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[Cenni-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Turismo: Storia e Tradizioni: Cenni storici" (in Italian). Comune di Messina. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[europa2003-16] "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[17] "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 9 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[]