Timeline of Genoa

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.

Prior to 16th century

 * 5th century BC - First nucleus and oldest inhabited area around the Castello hill.
 * 205 BC - The town, ally of Rome during the Second Punic War, was destroyed and sacked by the Carthaginians led by the Punic general Mago Barca, brother of Hannibal.
 * 643 AD - Lombards take power (approximate date).
 * 900 - Santa Maria di Castello built (approximate date).
 * 10th century - Santuario della Madonna del Monte founded.
 * 935 - Fatimid sack of Genoa
 * 972 - Santo Stefano consecrated.
 * 1005 - Republic of Genoa established.
 * 1049 - Santi Cosma e Damiano construction begins.
 * 1118 - Genoa Cathedral consecrated by Pope Gelasius II
 * 1126 - San Matteo founded.
 * 1133 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa created.
 * 1161 - The Knights Templar settle in Genoa in the Santa Fede church.
 * 1163 - Porta Soprana, Porta dei Vacca, and Porta Aurea built (approximate date).
 * 1180 - Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré established.
 * 1189 - San Donato consecrated.
 * 1260
 * Palazzo San Giorgio built.
 * Sant'Agostino consecrated.
 * 1275 - Doge's Palace built.
 * 1284 - Battle of Meloria.
 * 1308 - San Bartolomeo degli Armeni founded.
 * 1330 - Fortifications expanded (approximate date).
 * 1339 - Simone Boccanegra appointed doge.
 * 1347 - Black Death plague.
 * 1354 - Public clock installed.
 * 1407 - Banco di San Giorgio founded.
 * 1453 - Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina built.
 * 1474 - Printing press in operation (approximate date).
 * 1481 - University of Genoa established.

16th-18th centuries



 * 1520 - Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato construction begins.
 * 1540 - Palazzo Bianco built.
 * 1543 - Lighthouse of Genoa lit.
 * 1576 - Rolli di Genova created.
 * 1583
 * Strada Maggiore laid out.
 * Santa Maria Assunta, Genoa consecrated.
 * 1585 - San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa built.
 * 1619 - San Siro restored.
 * 1624 - Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa built.
 * 1625 - Relief of Genoa.
 * 1632 - Fortifications expanded (approximate date).
 * 1639 - Michele Castelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1639–1646), the oldest newspaper of Italy
 * 1642 - Alessandro Botticelli publishes the Genova (newspaper 1642–1684), later known as Il Sincero
 * 1655 - Palazzo Stefano Balbi built.
 * 1677 - Palazzo Rosso built.
 * 1684 - Bombardment of Genoa.
 * 1706 - The church of the Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire built.
 * 1733 - San Torpete rebuilt.
 * 1747 - Siege of Genoa.
 * 1770 - Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi built.
 * 1775 - Biblioteca Civica Berio (library) established.
 * 1777 - The newspaper Avvisi started to be printed.
 * 1794 - Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi established.
 * 1797 - Genoa becomes part of Ligurian Republic.
 * 1800
 * April - Siege of Genoa.
 * April - Battle of Sassello.

19th century



 * 1803 - Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova established.
 * 1814 - Revolt against France.
 * 1815
 * Republic of Genoa ends.
 * Genoa incorporated into Piedmont (Kingdom of Sardinia)
 * 1817 - (state archives) established.
 * 1824 - Corriere Mercantile newspaper begins publication.
 * 1828 - Teatro Carlo Felice opens.
 * 1837 - Acquasola park laid out.
 * 1846 - Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini park constructed.
 * 1849
 * Revolt of Genoa.
 * Santi Quirico e Giulitta renovation begins.
 * 1851 - Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno established.
 * 1853 - Genova Sampierdarena railway station built.
 * 1857 - (history society) founded.
 * 1860 - Genova Piazza Principe railway station opens.
 * 1867 - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova opens.
 * 1868 - Genoa–Ventimiglia railway begins operating.
 * 1870 - Banca di Genova established.
 * 1871 - Population: 130,269.
 * 1876 - Via di Circonvallazione a Monte laid out.
 * 1879 - Yacht Club Italiano founded.
 * 1887 - Via XX Settembre laid out.
 * 1890 - Stazione marittima di Genova built.
 * 1892
 * Albertis Castle built.
 * holds its first conference in Genoa.
 * 1893
 * Genoa Cricket and Football Club founded.
 * Garibaldi statue in Piazza De Ferrari unveiled.
 * 1895 - Via di Circonvallazione a Mare laid out.
 * 1897 - Population: 228,862.

20th century



 * 1905
 * Genova Brignole railway station opens.
 * Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art opens.
 * 1911 - Stadio Luigi Ferraris opens as the Marassi.
 * 1912 - Stock exchange built.
 * 1914 - International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene is held.
 * 1915 - Corso Italia constructed.
 * 1922
 * City hosts Genoa Conference.
 * Palazzo Reale opens as a public museum.
 * 1936 - Museo di Archeologia Ligure founded.
 * 1938 - First trolleybus system opens.
 * 1940 - Terrazza Martini Tower built.
 * 1946 - U.C. Sampdoria football club formed.
 * 1962
 * Airport opens.
 * Genoa International Boat Show begins.
 * 1966 Euroflora begins.
 * 1970 - 7 October:.
 * 1973 - First trolleybus system closes.
 * 1975 - Teatro della Tosse, theatre company, founded.
 * 1990
 * Genoa Metro begins operating.
 * City hosts 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
 * 1992
 * Aquarium opens.
 * Genoa Expo '92 held.
 * 27 September: Genoa flood of 1992
 * 1993 - 23 September: Genoa flood of 1993
 * 1997 - Second trolleybus system opens.
 * 1999 - Deledda International School established.

21st century

 * 2001 - City hosts 27th G8 summit.
 * 2004
 * City designated a European Capital of Culture.
 * Galata Museo del Mare opens.
 * 2010 - 4 October: Genoa Sestri Ponente flood of 2010
 * 2011 - 4 November: Genoa flood of 2011
 * 2012 - Marco Doria elected mayor.
 * 2014 - 9-10 October: Genoa flood of 2014
 * 2017 - Marco Bucci elected mayor.
 * 2018
 * Euroflora, Nervi
 * Ponte Morandi bridge collapses. Marco Bucci appointed commissioner for the reconstruction of the new bridge.
 * 2020 - COVID-19 pandemic - Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio rebuilt during the COVID-19 pandemic to replace the Ponte Morandi. It projected by Renzo Piano.
 * 2021 - COVID-19 vaccination
 * 2022
 * Euroflora, Nervi
 * Marco Bucci re-elected mayor.
 * During the first day of inauguration of the 62nd Genoa International Boat Show, on 22 September 2022, an earthquake of magnitude Mw 4.0 earthquake occurred in region: 2 km W Bargagli (Genoa), on 22-09-2022 13:39:59 (UTC) - 22-09-2022 15:39:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4390, 9.0680 at 10 km depth.
 * On 4 October 2022, an earthquake of magnitude ML 3.5 earthquake occurred in region: 2 km SW Bargagli (Genoa), on 04-10-2022 21:41:09 (UTC) - 04-10-2022 23:41:09 (UTC +02:00) Italian time and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 44.4610, 9.0630 at 8 km depth.
 * 2023
 * Genoa becomes the finish of The Ocean Race.
 * Genoa designated the Capitale Italiana del Libro 2023.
 * On 4 May 2023 work began on the new breakwater in Genoa
 * 2024
 * Genoa designated the European Capital of Sport.
 * 2025
 * Genoa becomes the finish of The Ocean Race.

in English

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in Ukrainian

 * Гавриленко О. А., Сівальньов О. М., Цибулькін В. В. Генуезька спадщина на теренах України; етнодержавознавчий вимір. — Харків: Точка, 2017.— 260 с. — ISBN 978-617-669-209-6