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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
- 191 BCE – Romans in power in region.[1]
- 1st–3rd century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Ravenna established.[2]
- 402 CE – Capital of the Western Roman Empire relocated to Ravenna from Milan (until 476).[3]
- 425 CE – San Giovanni Evangelista church construction begins.[4]
- 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.[1]
- 491 – Theodoric begins siege Odoacer in Ravenna
- 493 – Theodoric the Great in power.[1]
- 505 – Arian Sant'Apollinare Nuovo church construction begins.
- 520 – Mausoleum of Theodoric built near town.:[1]
- 526 – Chiesa dello Spirito Santo (Ravenna) (church) built.[4]
- 540 – Forces of Byzantine Belisarius take Ravenna.[3]
- 547 – Basilica of San Vitale consecrated.[5]
- 549 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe consecrated near Ravenna.[3]
- 584 – Exarchate of Ravenna established (approximate date).
- 729 – Battle of Ravenna (729)
- 751 – Lombards in power.[1]
- 777 – Ravenna under rule of the Holy See.[3]
- 967 – Imperial Diet held by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1441 – Venetians in power.[1]
- 1512 – Battle of Ravenna (1512) fought near town during the War of the League of Cambrai.[4]
- 1737 – Canale Candiano (canal) to Adriatic Sea created.[6]
- 1752 – Società Letteraria Ravennate (learned society) founded.
- 1797 – Ravenna becomes part of the Dipartimento del Rubicone of the French client Cispadane Republic.[6]
- 1804 – Biblioteca Classense (library) established.[7]
- 1820/21 – Home of Lord Byron for eighteen months.[4]
- 1826 – Accademia filarmonica (music academy) founded.[6]
- 1849 – Anita Garibaldi succumbed to fatigue during the retreat from Rome.[4]
- 1852 – Teatro Comunale Alighieri opens.[8]
- 1859 – Papal rule ends.[6]
- 1860 – Ravenna becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.[6]
- 1863 – Ravenna railway station opens.
- 1881 – Population: 34,270.[4]
- 1897 – Population: 67,760.[9]
- 1911 – Population: 71,581.[10]
- 1913 – Unione Sportiva Ravennate (football club) formed.
- 1921 – Ferrovia Faenza-Ravenna (railway) begins operating.
- 1927 – Biblioteca di storia contemporanea Alfredo Oriani (library) established.[7]
- 1966 – Stadio Bruno Benelli (stadium) opens.
- 1983 – Teatro delle Albe (theatre group) formed.
- 1990 – Ravenna Festival of music begins.
- 1997 – Vidmer Mercatali becomes mayor.
- 2006 – Fabrizio Matteucci becomes mayor.
- 2011 – Some of the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup played in Ravenna.
- 2013 – Population: 154,288.[11]
- 2014 – November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2014 held.
- 2016 – June: Italian local elections, 2016 held; Michele De Pascale becomes mayor.
- Ravenna history
- History of Ravenna
- Classe, ancient port of Ravenna
- List of mayors of Ravenna
- List of bishops of Ravenna
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)
- Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Reggio Emilia; Rimini
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste
- Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento
- Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza
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