Timeline of Reggio Calabria

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reggio Calabria, Italy.

Prior to 20th century[]

8th century BCE - Reghion established by Chalcidian Greeks.^[1]
386 BCE - Town sacked by forces of Dionysius I of Syracuse.^[2]
91 BCE - Earthquake.^(it)
89 BCE - Rhegium becomes a Roman municipium.^[1]
17 CE - Earthquake.^(it)
362 CE - Earthquake.^(it)
410 CE - Reggio sacked by forces of Alaric.^[3]
458 - Reggio taken by forces of Totila.^[4]
550 - Roman Catholic diocese of Reggio Calabria established (approximate date).^[5]
950 - Reggio taken by Muslim forces.^[1]
1059 - Reggio taken by Norman forces.^[4]
1783 - Earthquake.^[6]
1806 - Administrative [it] established.
1818
- Regia Biblioteca Ferdinandiana (library) established.^[7]
- Real Teatro Borbonio (theatre) opens.
1852 - Archivio di Calabria Ultra Prima (archives) opens.^[8]
1860
- 21 August: [it]; Garibaldian forces win.^[3]
- [it] (administrative region) established.
1866 - Railway station opens; Reggio Calabria - Lazzaro railway begins operating.
1884 - Garibaldi monument erected in the [it].
1894 - [it].^[9]^[6]
1895 - Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway begins operating.
1896 - [it] (park) opens.
1897 - Population: 46,399.^[10]

20th century[]

1904 - [it] newspaper begins publication.^{[citation needed]}
1908 - December: Earthquake.^[11]
1911 - Population: 43,162.^[12]
1913 - Scilla Lighthouse built at Castello Ruffo di Scilla [it] near city.
1914 - Unione Sportiva Reggio Calabria, a football club, was formed.
1918 - [it] begins operating.
1920 - [it] (library) active.^[13]
1921 - [it] built.
1922
- Il Popolo di Calabria newspaper in publication.
- [it] theatre opens.
1931 - [it] (theatre) built.
1932 - Stadio Michele Bianchi (stadium) opens.
1935 - [it] built.^[4]
1938 - Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station rebuilt.
1939 - Reggio Calabria Airport established.
1943 - [it] during World War II.
1953 - [it] begins publication.
1967 - Accademia di Belle Arti di Reggio Calabria (art school) established.
1970 - July: Reggio revolt begins.
1982 - University of Reggio Calabria active.^[14]
1999 - Stadio Oreste Granillo (stadium) opens.

21st century[]

2013 - Population: 180,686.^[15]
2014 - Giuseppe Falcomatà becomes mayor.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Domenico 2002.
^ David Ridgway. "Rhegion". Oxford Art Online. Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 5 January 2017
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Chambers 1901.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Treccani 1935.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Britannica 1910.
^ "Biblioteca Comunale: Cenni storici" (in Italian). Città di Reggio Calabria. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Archivio di Stato di Reggio Calabria" (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Mario Baratta (1901). I terremoti d'Italia [Earthquakes in Italy] (in Italian). Turin: Fratelli Bocca. (includes chronology)
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
^ Mark Gilbert; Robert K. Nilsson (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6428-3.
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
^ "(Comune: Reggio Calabria)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Rhegium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
"Reggio", Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy (8th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1878
"Reggio". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
Umberto Cassuto (1905), "Reggio", Jewish Encyclopedia, 10, New York
"Reggio", Southern Italy and Sicily (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908
"Reggio Calabria", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Rhegium", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
Roy Domenico (2002). "Calabria: Reggio di Calabria". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 48+. ISBN 0313307334.

in Italian[]

Girolamo Marafioti (1601). Chroniche et Antichita di Calabria (in Italian). Padua.
Domenico Spanò Bolani (1857). Storia di Reggio di Calabria (in Italian). Naples: Stamperia e Cartiere del Fibreno.
"Reggio di Calabria", Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 19 (6th ed.), 1885, pp. 55–61
Carlo Lozzi (1887). "Storie de'Municipii: Reggio di Calabria". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). 2. Imola. OCLC 12117233. (bibliography)
Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Reggio Calabria". Guida della stampa periodica italiana [Guide to Italian Periodicals] (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante.
Gustavo Strafforello, ed. (1900). "Provincia di Reggio Calabria: Circondario di Reggio Calabria". La Patria: Geografia dell' Italia. 4. Turin: Unione tipografico-editrice. OCLC 82800910.
"Reggio di Calabria", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1935
Filippo Aliquò Taverriti (1958). Reggio 1908-1958: Nel cinquantesimo anniversario del terremoto del XXVIII dicembre. OCLC 39709984.
Vincenzo Larizza (1993). Cronistoria di Reggio Calabria nella seconda guerra mondiale: 1939/1945 (in Italian). OCLC 468513235.
Ferdinando Cordova (2003). Il fascismo nel Mezzogiorno: le Calabrie. Rubbettino Editore. ISBN 978-88-498-0489-8.
Nicola Criniti (2007). La stampa politica di Reggio Calabria e provincia: 1860-1926. ISBN 978-88-498-2142-0.

External links[]

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[FOOTNOTEDomenico2002-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Domenico 2002.

[OxfordArt-2] David Ridgway. "Rhegion". Oxford Art Online. Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 5 January 2017

[FOOTNOTEChambers1901-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Chambers 1901.

[FOOTNOTETreccani1935-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Treccani 1935.

[katolsk-5] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Britannica 1910.

[7] "Biblioteca Comunale: Cenni storici" (in Italian). Città di Reggio Calabria. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[8] "Archivio di Stato di Reggio Calabria" (in Italian). Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[baratta1901-9] Mario Baratta (1901). I terremoti d'Italia [Earthquakes in Italy] (in Italian). Turin: Fratelli Bocca. (includes chronology)

[10] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.

[11] Mark Gilbert; Robert K. Nilsson (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6428-3.

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

[iccu-13] "(Comune: Reggio Calabria)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[14] Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 576+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

[15] "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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Contents

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See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

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