# Timeline of Ravenna

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

## Prior to 20th century

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* 191 BCE – Romans in power in region.
* 1st–3rd century CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Ravenna established.
* 402 CE – Capital of the Western Roman Empire relocated to Ravenna from Milan (until 476).
* 425 CE – San Giovanni Evangelista church construction begins.
* 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.
* 491 – Theodoric begins siege Odoacer in Ravenna
* 493 – Theodoric the Great in power.
* 505 – Arian Sant'Apollinare Nuovo church construction begins.
* 520 – Mausoleum of Theodoric built near town.:
* 526 – Chiesa dello Spirito Santo (Ravenna) [it] (church) built.
* 540 – Forces of Byzantine Belisarius take Ravenna.
* 547 – Basilica of San Vitale consecrated.
* 549 – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe consecrated near Ravenna.
* 584 – Exarchate of Ravenna established (approximate date).
* 729 – Battle of Ravenna (729)
* 751 – Lombards in power.
* 777 – Ravenna under rule of the Holy See.
* 967 – Imperial Diet held by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
* 1441 – Venetians in power.
* 1512 – Battle of Ravenna (1512) fought near town during the War of the League of Cambrai.
* 1737 – Canale Candiano (canal) to Adriatic Sea created.
* 1752 – Società Letteraria Ravennate (learned society) founded.
* 1797 – Ravenna becomes part of the Dipartimento del Rubicone [it] of the French client Cispadane Republic.
* 1804 – Biblioteca Classense (library) established.
* 1820/21 – Home of Lord Byron for eighteen months.
* 1826 – Accademia filarmonica (music academy) founded.
* 1849 – Anita Garibaldi succumbed to fatigue during the retreat from Rome.
* 1852 – Teatro Comunale Alighieri opens.
* 1859 – Papal rule ends.
* 1860 – Ravenna becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
* 1863 – Ravenna railway station opens.
* 1881 – Population: 34,270.
* 1897 – Population: 67,760.

## 20th century

* 1911 – Population: 71,581.
* 1913 – Unione Sportiva Ravennate (football club) formed.
* 1921 – Ferrovia Faenza-Ravenna [it] (railway) begins operating.
* 1927 – Biblioteca di storia contemporanea Alfredo Oriani [it] (library) established.
* 1966 – Stadio Bruno Benelli (stadium) opens.
* 1983 – Teatro delle Albe [it] (theatre group) formed.
* 1990 – Ravenna Festival of music begins.
* 1997 – Vidmer Mercatali becomes mayor.

## 21st century

* 2006 – Fabrizio Matteucci [it] becomes mayor.
* 2011 – Some of the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup played in Ravenna.
* 2013 – Population: 154,288.
* 2014 – November: Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2014 held.
* 2016 – June: Italian local elections, 2016 held; Michele De Pascale becomes mayor.