The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Verona in the Veneto region of Italy.
Prior to 18th century
2nd century BCE – Ponte Pietra (Verona) (bridge) and Via Postumia (road) built. 49 BCE – Verona becomes a Roman municipium. 1st century CE – Verona Arena and Via Claudia Augusta (road) built. 4th-5th century – Roman Catholic Diocese of Verona active (approximate date). 312 – Battle of Verona (312); Constantinian forces win. 362 – Zeno of Verona becomes bishop (approximate date). 489 – Battle of Verona (489); Ostrogoths win. 556 – Forces of Narses of the Byzantine Empire take Verona (approximate date). 568 – Lombards in power. 572 – Lombard king Alboin assassinated on the . 589 – October: Alleged flood. 774 – Verona taken by forces of Charlemagne. 1065 – San Fermo Maggiore church construction begins (approximate date). 1117 – 1117 Verona earthquake. 1185 – Papal election, 1185 held at Verona. 1187 – Verona Cathedral consecrated by Pope Urban III. 1260 – Mastino I della Scala becomes capitano del popolo of Verona; Scaligeri rule begins. 1290 – Sant'Anastasia church construction begins. 1354 – Castelvecchio Bridge built. 1363 – built on the Piazza dei Signori (approximate date). 1370 – remodelled (approximate date). 1375 – Castelvecchio (castle) built. 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date). 1387 – Scaligeri rule ends. 1393 – rebuilt. 1398 – Basilica of San Zeno rebuilt. 1405 – Venetian forces take Verona; city pledges devotion to Venice. 1470 – Printing press in operation. 1471 – Sant'Anastasia church consecrated. 1493 – built on the Piazza dei Signori. 1540 – Porta Nuova, Verona (gate) built on the . Retrieved 13 December 2016 1543 – Accademia Filarmonica di Verona (music academy) founded. 1555 – founded. 1560 – Palazzo Canossa built. 1585 – Teatro Olimpico (theatre) opens. 1610 – construction begins. 1630 – Plague.
18th–19th centuries 1732 – Teatro Filarmonico (theatre) opens. 1738 – (museum) established. 1757 – Flood. 1782 – Societa Italiana delle Scienze formed. 1792 – (library) founded. 1796 – Verona occupied by French forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. 1797 – April: Uprising against French occupiers. 1801 City divided into French area () and Austrian area, per Treaty of Lunéville. Castel San Pietro dismantled. 1805 – French in power. 1814 – February: Verona taken by Austrian forces. 1815 – Verona becomes part of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia of the Austrian Empire per Congress of Vienna; period of begins. 1822 – 20 October: International diplomatic congress held in Verona at the close of the Napoleonic Wars. 1825 – Cassa di Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e Ancona (bank) established. 1829 – (cemetery) designed. 1833 – (fortification) construction begins. 1847 – Verona Porta Vescovo railway station opens. 1848 6 May: Battle of Santa Lucia fought near city. Palazzo Barbieri built. 1851 – Verona Porta Nuova railway station built. 1852 – (bridge) built. 1866 October: Verona becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Vienna (1866). 18 November: King of Italy Victory Emmanuel visits city. L'Arena newspaper begins publication. 1867 Banca Popolare di Verona (bank) founded becomes mayor. 1881 – (railway) begins operating. 1882 – September: . 1887 – built. 1888 – Fedrigoni paper mill in business. 1897 – Population: 72,860. 1898 – begins.
20th century
1903 – Hellas Verona F.C. (football club) formed. 1911 – Population: 81,909. 1913 – Arena di Verona Festival begins. 1919 – 2 August: 1919 Verona Caproni Ca.48 crash. 1921 – Virtus Verona football club formed. 1931 – (bridge) built. 1941 – Archivio di Stato di Verona (state archives) established. 1943 – November: National congress of the Republican Fascist Party held in Verona. 1944 – January: Trial and execution of anti-Mussolini leaders takes place in Verona. 1945 – Bombing of Verona in World War II. 1948 – (theatre festival) begins. 1963 – Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (stadium) opens. 1975 – begins broadcasting. 1978 – built. 1982 – University of Verona founded. 1990 – Some of the 1990 FIFA World Cup football contest played in Verona. 1998 – National conference of Alleanza Nazionale political party held in Verona.
21st century
2007 – held; Flavio Tosi becomes mayor. 2013 – Population: 253,409. 2026 – The city hosted the 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies and the 2026 Winter Paralympics opening ceremonies.
See also History of Verona List of mayors of Verona List of bishops of Verona List of Scaligeri lords of Verona, 1260–1404 Timeline of the Republic of Venice, of which Verona was part 1405–1796 Veneto history (it) (region)
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it) Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Reggio Emilia; Rimini Friuli-Venezia Giulia region: Timeline of Trieste Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Trento Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Vicenza
References
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
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in Italian
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(bibliography)
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External links
(city archives) Items related to Verona, various dates (via Europeana) Items related to Verona, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)