Timeline of Arezzo

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Arezzo in the Tuscany region of Italy.

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Prior to 18th century

• 4th century BCE – Etruscans build wall around Arretium.
• 294 BCE – Arretium attacked by Gallic forces.
• 1st century BCE – Roman amphitheatre of Arezzo built.
• 49 BCE – Arretium occupied by forces of Caesar.
• 337 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Arezzo established (approximate date).
• 1026 CE – Guido of Arezzo writes musical treatise Micrologus (approximate date).
• 1032 – Cathedral consecrated.
• 1111 – Arezzo sacked by forces of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 13th century – Santa Maria della Pieve church remodelled.
• 1215 – University of Arezzo founded.
• 1248 – Guglielmino Ubertini becomes bishop.
• 1262 – Fraternita dei Laici founded.
• 1278 – Arezzo Cathedral construction begins.
• 1288 – Battle of Pieve al Toppo fought in Siena; Aretine forces win.
• 1289 – Battle of Campaldino fought near town; Florentines win.
• 1290 – Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo, start of construction of church of St. Francis inside the city walls
• 1304 – Future poet Petrarch born in Arezzo.
• 1312 – Guido Tarlati becomes bishop.
• 1320 – Town wall built.
• 1375
  • Chiesa di San Bernardo (Arezzo) (church) built.
  • Palazzo della Fraternita dei Laici construction begins.
• 1384 – Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy sells Arezzo to Florentines; town becomes part of the Republic of Florence (until 1859).
• 1409 – Rebellion against Florentine rule.
• 1444 – Santa Maria delle Grazie church built.
• 1466 – Piero della Francesca paints Storie della Vera Croce in the Basilica of San Francesco, Arezzo.
• 1511 – Future artist Giorgio Vasari born in Arezzo.
• 1529 – Rebellion against Florentine rule.
• 1560 – Fortezza Medicea (Arezzo) (fortification) built (approximate date).

18th–19th centuries

• 1796 – Earthquake.
• 1799 – Anti-French Viva Maria (movement) active.
• 1808 – Arezzo becomes part of the French Arno (department).
• 1810 – Accademia Petrarca di Lettere, Arti e Scienze di Arezzo founded.^(en)
• 1833 – Teatro Petrarca (theatre) opens.
• 1860 – Circondario di Arezzo (administrative region) established.
• 1866 – Arezzo railway station opens.
• 1880 – Monumento ai Caduti del Risorgimento (monument) erected in the Piazza del Popolo.
• 1881 – Banca Mutua Popolare Aretina in business.
• 1886 – Ferrovia Appennino Centrale (railway) begins operating.
• 1888 – Ferrovia Casentinese (railway) begins operating.
• 1897 – Population: 45,289.

20th century

• 1911
  • Casa Vasari (museum) opens.
  • Population: 47,504.
• 1923 – Juventus Football Club Arezzo formed.
• 1925 – Palazzo della Provincia (Arezzo) built.
• 1930 – Ferrovia Arezzo-Sinalunga (railway) begins operating.
• 1934 – Politeama universale theatre built.
• 1937 – Museo archeologico statale Gaio Cilnio Mecenate (museum) opens.
• 1939 – Palazzo del Governo (Arezzo) built.
• 1944 – Arezzo War Cemetery established near city.
• 1961 – Stadio Comunale (stadium) opens.
• 1968 – Fiera Antiquaria di Arezzo (antique fair) begins.
• 1985 – May: Tuscan communal election, 1985 held.

21st century

• 2008 – Arezzo Courthouse built.
• 2013 – Population: 98,352.
• 2015
  • Alessandro Ghinelli becomes mayor.
  • 31 May: Tuscan regional election, 2015 held.

See also

• History of Arezzo
• List of mayors of Arezzo
• List of bishops of Arezzo
• History of Tuscany

Other cities in the macroregion of Central Italy:^(it)

• Timeline of Ancona, Marche region
• Timeline of Florence, Tuscany region
• Timeline of Grosseto, Tuscany
• Timeline of Livorno, Tuscany
• Timeline of Lucca, Tuscany
• Timeline of Perugia, Umbria region
• Timeline of Pisa, Tuscany
• Timeline of Pistoia, Tuscany
• Timeline of Prato, Tuscany
• Timeline of Rome, Lazio region
• Timeline of Siena, Tuscany

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Italian

• (List of newspapers)
• (Section available online: Arezzo un profilo storico)
• 1993–

External links

• Archivio di Stato di Arezzo (state archives)
• Items related to Arezzo, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Arezzo, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)