The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brescia in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Prior to 15th century
350 BCE – Celtic Cenomani take from the Etruscans (approximate date). 225 BCE – Gallic Cenomani Brixia allies with Rome. 89 BCE – Brixia "granted Latin citizenship." Retrieved 14 December 2016 49 BCE – Brixia granted "Roman citizenship." 7 CE – Brixia becomes part of the Regio X Venetia et Histria. 73 CE – Capitolium of Brixia built. 320 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia established (approximate date). 387 – Gaudentius of Brescia becomes bishop. 452 – Brescia sacked by forces of Attila. 562 – Lombards in power. 753 – San Salvatore monastery founded. 756 – Desiderius in power. 1100 - Old Cathedral, Brescia construction begins. 1135-1138 – The commune of Brescia revolts against the Bishop Manfred. 1139 - Bishop Manfred, having received Pope Innocent II's support, has Arnold of Brescia exiled. 1167 – Brescia active member of the Lombard League. 1222 – 25 December: 1222 Brescia earthquake. 1235 – Broletto palace built. 1238 – Attempted siege by forces of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. 1258 – Scaligeri in power. 1266 – Charles of Anjou in power. 1339 – Visconti in power.
15th–19th centuries 1421 - Visconti of Milan in power. 1426 – Venetians in power. 1438–1440 — Siege of Brescia by the Milanese 1473 – Printing press in operation. 1478 – Plague. 1487 – Santa Maria dei Miracoli church construction begins. 1512 – 19 February: Sack of Brescia by French forces during the War of the League of Cambrai.(it) 1563 – Accademia degli Occulti founded. 1574 Palazzo della Loggia completed. Guazzo's Civil Conversazione (etiquette book) published in Brescia. 1604 – New Cathedral construction begins. 1745 – Biblioteca Queriniana (library) founded. 1769 – 18 August: Lightning causes explosion. 1797 Venetian rule ends; Brescia becomes part of the French client Cisalpine Republic. Broletto palace destroyed by French forces. 1805 – Brescia becomes part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. 1813 – Monumental cemetery of Brescia established. 1814 – Austrians in power. 1848 – March: Political unrest. 1849 – Uprising against Austrian rule; crackdown. 1850 – August: Flood. 1854 - Brescia railway station opened. 1859 June: Garibaldi and the Cacciatori delle Alpi military unit enter city. Brescia becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Provincial (district) established. 1875 – Dismantling of city walls begins. 1882 – begins operating. 1888 – Banca San Paolo di Brescia (bank) established. 1897 – Population: 67,923.
20th century
1901 - Population: 72,731. 1909 – Aerodrome built. 1911 Population: 83,338. Brescia Calcio (football club) formed. 1913 - Zoo of Brescia Castle opened. 1919 - Brescia University College opened as Ursuline College. 1925 publisher in business. Brescia University established. 1927 – Mille Miglia car race begins. 1932 – remodelled. 1936 – begins operating. 1944 – Bombing of Brescia in World War II. 1945 Bombing. Giornale di Brescia newspaper begins publication. 1948 – becomes mayor (until 1975). 1959 - Stadio Mario Rigamonti opened. 1974 28 May: Piazza della Loggia bombing. Bresciaoggi Nuovo newspaper begins publication. 1982 – University of Brescia established. 1988 - Zoo of Brescia Castle closed. 1992 – Paolo Corsini becomes mayor. 1999 – (museum) established.
21st century
2013 held; Emilio Del Bono becomes mayor. Population: 188,520. Brescia Metro opens.
See also History of Brescia List of mayors of Brescia List of bishops of Brescia , 1861–present Timeline of the Republic of Venice, of which Brescia was part 1426-1797 History of Lombardy (it)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northwest Italy:(it) Liguria region: Timeline of Genoa Lombardy region: Timeline of Bergamo; Cremona; Mantua; Milan; Pavia Piedmont region: Timeline of Novara; Turin
References
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
(+ 1870 ed.)
in Italian 1839–1843 (5 volumes) 1853–1865 (11 volumes)
1963–1964 Antonio Fappani. Brescia in Enciclopedia bresciana, Editrice Voce del Popolo, Brescia, 1975.
Gino Bambara and Giuseppe Pea. Bombardamenti su Brescia, 1944–1945. Mostra fotografica (Brescia: Associazione Culturale Neo Umanesimo, 1996) Gianluigi Valotti, Il ricordo dei Prodi bresciani e dei Caduti del 1859 nel Cimitero Vantiniano di Brescia, Bornato, Sardini Editrice, 2016, Gianluigi Valotti, Brescia 1859. Il Vantiniano accoglie le spoglie delle armate europee, Brescia, Fondazione Negri, 2017. Brescia 1849. I caduti delle dieci giornate di Gianluigi Valotti - La Compagnia della Stampa - 2018:
External links
(city archives) Archivio di Stato di Brescia (state archives) Items related to Brescia, various dates (via Europeana) Items related to Brescia, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)