Timeline of Syracuse, Sicily

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Syracuse was the main city of Sicily from 5th century BCE to 878 CE.

Prior to 17th century

 * 8th C. BCE – Settlement established by Corinthian Greeks.(it)
 * 663 BCE - Founded the settlement of Akrai.
 * 643 BCE - Founded the settlement of Casmenae.
 * 6th C. BCE – Greek Theatre of Syracuse built.
 * 598 BCE - Founded the settlement of Kamarina.
 * 498–491 BCE - Hippocrates of Gela threatened the independence of Syracuse.
 * 491–478 BCE - Gelon is tyrant of Syracuse.
 * 480 BCE - Gelon defeats Carthage at the Battle of Himera.
 * 415–413 BCE – Syracuse besieged by Greek forces.
 * 397 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (397 BC)
 * 343 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (343 BC)
 * 311-309 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC)
 * 287 BCE – Birth of mathematician Archimedes (approximate date).
 * 278 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (278 BC)
 * 214 BCE – Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC) by Roman forces.
 * 44 BCE – People of Syracuse (and Sicily) gain Roman citizenship.
 * 2nd–4th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Siracusa established.
 * 3rd C. CE – Death of bishop.
 * 278–280 CE – Syracuse sacked by Franks.
 * 304 – Death of Christian St. Lucia Of Syracuse during the Diocletianic Persecution.
 * 535 – Syracuse taken by Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire.
 * 668 – 15 September: Assassination of Byzantine emperor Constans II.
 * 827-828 - Siege of Syracuse (827–828).
 * 877–878 – Siege of Syracuse (877–878) by Aghlabid forces.
 * 1088 – Syracuse besieged by forces of Roger I of Sicily.
 * 1140 – Earthquake. (it)
 * 1239 – Castello Maniace built.
 * 1397 – Palazzo Montalto built on Ortygia island.
 * 1448 – Unrest.
 * 1542 – Earthquake.(it)

17th–19th centuries

 * 1608 – Caravaggio paints "Burial of St. Lucy" in the.
 * 1633 – built.
 * 1673 – Porta Ligny (gate) built.
 * 1693 – 1693 Sicily earthquake.
 * 1710 – 9 November: Naval Battle of Syracuse (1710) fought near city during the War of the Spanish Succession.
 * 1753 – Cathedral of Syracuse built.
 * 1757 – Earthquake.
 * 1779 – Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco rebuilt.
 * 1790 – Maritime navigation school established.
 * 1847 - Fountain of Arethusa remodelled into current form
 * 1854 – built.
 * 1860 – 1 August: Forces of Garabaldi arrive in city.
 * 1861 – Population: 19,590.
 * 1862 – Syracuse Chamber of Commerce established.
 * 1865 – Province of Syracuse created.
 * 1867 – Biblioteca comunale (library) founded.
 * 1870 – Gazzetta di Siracusa newspaper begins publication.
 * 1871
 * Siracusa railway station opens.
 * (railway) begins operating.
 * 1880 – Tamburo newspaper begins publication.
 * 1881 - Population: 21,739.
 * 1886
 * Siracusa–Gela–Canicattì railway (railway) begins operating.
 * Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Siracusa (museum) opens.
 * 1892 – (train station) opens at the.
 * 1897
 * (theatre) opens.
 * Population: 25,740.

20th century

 * 1907 – (fountain) installed in Piazza Archimede.
 * 1911 – Population: 40,835.
 * 1915 – (railway) begins operating.
 * 1920 – Giornale di Siracusa newspaper in publication.
 * 1924
 * 13 August: Benito Mussolini visits city.
 * A.S. Siracusa (football club) formed.
 * 1928 – Strada statale 115 Sud Occidentale Sicula (Trapani-Syracuse roadway) opens.
 * 1932 – Stadio Nicola De Simone (stadium) opens in.
 * 1934 – Palazzo delle Poste (post office) built.
 * 1938
 * industrial railway station begins operating.
 * construction begins at Piazza dei Cappuccini.
 * 1941 – Bombing of Syracuse during World War II begins.(it)
 * 1943: 9–10 July: City taken by British forces.
 * 1948 – Bellomo Palace Regional Gallery opens.
 * 1950 – Augusta-Priolo petrochemical complex begins operating near city.
 * 1951 – Population: 66,090.(it)
 * 1953
 * (weeping statue) allegedly occurs, according to tradition.
 * Syracuse Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery established near city.
 * 1960
 * (race) begins.
 * opens (approximate date).
 * 1961 – Population: 83,205.(it)
 * 1963 – Archivio di Stato di Siracusa (state archives) active.
 * 1990 – 13 December: 1990 Carlentini earthquake occurs.
 * 1991 – Population: 125,941.(it)
 * 1994 – built.
 * 1996 – U.S. Siracusa (football club) active.
 * 1999
 * (puppet theatre) established.
 * becomes mayor.

21st century

 * 2005 – Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 * 2008 – becomes mayor.
 * 2009
 * April: meeting of environmental leaders held in city.
 * (bike path) opens.
 * 2013
 * June: Italian local elections, 2013 held.
 * 20 September: 400+ refugees of the Syrian Civil War arrive at port of Syracuse.
 * becomes mayor.
 * Siracusa Calcio football club active.
 * Population: 118,644.
 * 2015 – Regional created (replacing Province of Syracuse).

in English

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in Italian

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