# Timeline of Brescia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brescia in the Lombardy region of Italy.

## Prior to 15th century

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* 350 BCE – Celtic Cenomani take Brixia (ancient city) [it; Brixia (archeologia)] from the Etruscans (approximate date).
* 225 BCE – Gallic Cenomani Brixia allies with Rome.
* 89 BCE – Brixia "granted Latin citizenship."
* 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.
* 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 Circondario di Brescia [it] (district) established.
* 1875 – Dismantling of city walls begins.
* 1882 – Brescia tram [it] 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
** Morcelliana [it] publisher in business.
** Brescia University established.
* 1927 – Mille Miglia car race begins.
* 1932 – Piazza della Vittoria (Brescia) [it] remodelled.
* 1936 – Brescia trolleybus [it] begins operating.
* 1944 – Bombing of Brescia in World War II.
* 1945
** Bombing.
** Giornale di Brescia newspaper begins publication.
* 1948 – Bruno Boni (politician) [it] 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 – Museo di Santa Giulia [it] (museum) established.

## 21st century

* 2013
** Local election [it] held; Emilio Del Bono becomes mayor.
** Population: 188,520.