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.
- 1907 – Fontana di Diana [it] (fountain) installed in Piazza Archimede.
- 1911 – Population: 40,835.[18]
- 1915 – Ferrovia Siracusa-Solarino [it] (railway) begins operating.
- 1920 – Giornale di Siracusa newspaper in publication.[19]
- 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 Santa Lucia [it].
- 1934 – Palazzo delle Poste (post office) built.
- 1938
- Stazione di Targia [it] industrial railway station begins operating.
- Monumento ai Caduti italiani d'Africa [it] 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.[citation needed]
- 1951 – Population: 66,090.(it)
- 1953
- 1960
- Regata internazionale Siracusa-Malta [it] (race) begins.[20]
- Syracuse Aquarium [it] opens (approximate date).
- 1961 – Population: 83,205.(it)
- 1963 – Archivio di Stato di Siracusa (state archives) active.[21]
- 1990 – 13 December: 1990 Carlentini earthquake occurs.
- 1991 – Population: 125,941.(it)
- 1994 – Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime (Syracuse) [it] built.
- 1996 – U.S. Siracusa (football club) active.
- 1999
- Compagnia dei pupari Vaccaro-Mauceri [it] (puppet theatre) established.
- Giambattista Bufardeci [it] becomes mayor.
Cord, David (2023). The Spring of Arethusa. p. 98-100.
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
in English
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- George Henry Townsend; Frederick Martin (1877), "Syracuse", A Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co., hdl:2027/wu.89097349427
- "Syracuse". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312959.
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- "Syracuse", Southern Italy and Sicily (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1908 (+ 1867 ed.)
- Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1908). "Syracuse History (timeline)". Sicily, the New Winter Resort: An Encyclopaedia of Sicily (2nd ed.). Methuen.
- Freeman, Edward Augustus; Ashby, Thomas (1910). "Syracuse" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). pp. 296–302.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Syracuse", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
- Herbermann, Charles George (1912). "Syracuse". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
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- Christopher Kininmonth (1965). "Syracuse". Travellers' Guide to Sicily. Jonathan Cape. pp. 172–208 – via Open Library.
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1996). "Syracuse". Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 674+. ISBN 9781134259656. OCLC 31045650.
- Roy Domenico (2002). "Sicily: Syracuse". Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 291+. ISBN 0313307334.
- Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Syracuse". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0415939291.
- Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Syracuse". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
in Italian
Further information (in Italian):
Bibliography of Syracuse, Sicily [it]
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Porta Ligny, built 1673, demolished 1893
Stazione Siracusa Marittima, opened in 1892
Teatro Communale, opened in 1897
Post Office, built 1935 (photo 2006)
Augusta-Priolo industrial complex near city, est. circa 1950 (photo 2015)