Timeline of Ravenna

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

Prior to 20th century

 * 191 BCE – Romans in power in region.
 * 1st–3rd century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Ravenna established.
 * 402 CE – Capital of the Western Roman Empire relocated to Ravenna from Milan (until 476).
 * 425 CE – San Giovanni Evangelista church construction begins.
 * 475 – Battle of Ravenna (475) for the control of the Western Roman Empire.
 * 476 – Battle of Ravenna (476). Deposition of Romulus Augustus. Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Odoacer in power.
 * 491 – Theodoric begins siege Odoacer in Ravenna
 * 493 – Theodoric the Great in power.
 * 505 – Arian Sant'Apollinare Nuovo church construction begins.
 * 520 – Mausoleum of Theodoric built near town.:
 * 526 – (church) built.
 * 540 – Forces of Byzantine Belisarius take Ravenna.
 * 547 – Basilica of San Vitale consecrated.
 * 549 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe consecrated near Ravenna.
 * 584 – Exarchate of Ravenna established (approximate date).
 * 729 – Battle of Ravenna (729)
 * 751 – Lombards in power.
 * 777 – Ravenna under rule of the Holy See.
 * 967 – Imperial Diet held by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
 * 1441 – Venetians in power.
 * 1512 – Battle of Ravenna (1512) fought near town during the War of the League of Cambrai.
 * 1737 – Canale Candiano (canal) to Adriatic Sea created.
 * 1752 – Società Letteraria Ravennate (learned society) founded.
 * 1797 – Ravenna becomes part of the of the French client Cispadane Republic.
 * 1804 – Biblioteca Classense (library) established.
 * 1820/21 – Home of Lord Byron for eighteen months.
 * 1826 – Accademia filarmonica (music academy) founded.
 * 1849 – Anita Garibaldi succumbed to fatigue during the retreat from Rome.
 * 1852 – Teatro Comunale Alighieri opens.
 * 1859 – Papal rule ends.
 * 1860 – Ravenna becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
 * 1863 – Ravenna railway station opens.
 * 1881 – Population: 34,270.
 * 1897 – Population: 67,760.

20th century

 * 1911 – Population: 71,581.
 * 1913 – Unione Sportiva Ravennate (football club) formed.
 * 1921 – (railway) begins operating.
 * 1927 – (library) established.
 * 1966 – Stadio Bruno Benelli (stadium) opens.
 * 1983 – (theatre group) formed.
 * 1990 – Ravenna Festival of music begins.
 * 1997 – Vidmer Mercatali becomes mayor.

21st century

 * 2006 – becomes mayor.
 * 2011 – Some of the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup played in Ravenna.
 * 2013 – Population: 154,288.
 * 2014 – November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2014 held.
 * 2016 – June: Italian local elections, 2016 held; Michele De Pascale becomes mayor.

in English

 * Edward Hutton. The Story of Ravenna. Great Britain: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1926
 * A. J. Wharton. Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem, and Ravenna (Cambridge, 1995)
 * Edward Hutton. The Story of Ravenna. Great Britain: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1926
 * A. J. Wharton. Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem, and Ravenna (Cambridge, 1995)
 * Edward Hutton. The Story of Ravenna. Great Britain: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1926
 * A. J. Wharton. Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem, and Ravenna (Cambridge, 1995)
 * Edward Hutton. The Story of Ravenna. Great Britain: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1926
 * A. J. Wharton. Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem, and Ravenna (Cambridge, 1995)
 * Edward Hutton. The Story of Ravenna. Great Britain: J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1926
 * A. J. Wharton. Refiguring the Post Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem, and Ravenna (Cambridge, 1995)