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

Prior to 18th century

218 BCE – Siege of Mutina (218 BC).
193 BCE – Battle of Mutina (193 BC) fought near town.
187 BCE – Via Aemilia built, passing through Mutina.^[1]
183 BCE – Mutina becomes "seat of a Roman colony."^[2]
78 BCE – Mutina besieged by forces of Pompey during the Roman civil wars.^[2]
44 BCE – War of Mutina begins.
43 BCE – Battle of Mutina fought in vicinity of town.
312 CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Modena established (approximate date).^[3]
7th C. CE – Citta Geminiana established near Modena.^[2]
872 – Leodoino becomes bishop.^[1]
1054 – Eriberto becomes bishop.^[1]
1099 – Modena Cathedral construction begins.^[2]
1175 – University of Modena founded.^[2]
1179 – Torre della Ghirlandina (Cathedral bell tower) set up.
1184 – Modena Cathedral consecrated.^[2]
1288 – Obizzo II d'Este in power; Este rule continues until 1796.^[2]
1325 – Modenese forces fight the Bolognese in the Battle of Zappolino.
1336 – House of Este in power.^[2]
1338 – University of Modena closes.
1348 – Black Death plague outbreak.^[4]
1452 – Duchy of Modena and Reggio established.^[2]
1474 – Printing press in operation.^[5]
1476 – San Pietro church construction begins.^[4]
1598 – Biblioteca Estense (library) relocated to Modena from Ferrara.^[4]
1634 – Ducal Palace of Modena construction begins.^[2]
1663 – Sant'Agostino church refurbished.^[2]
1671 – June: Earthquake.^[6]
1677 – Demetrio Degni starts publishing its weekly gazette named Modona, it lasted until 1701
1680 – Accademia dei Dissonanti [it] founded.^[7]
1683 – University of Modena reestablished.

18th–19th centuries

1703 – August: City occupied by French troops.^[8]
1707 – February: French troops depart.^[8]
1734 – July: City occupied by French troops.^[8]
1736 – May: French troops depart.^[8]
1742 – June: City occupied by Austrian troops.^[8]
1749 – February: Austrian troops depart.^[8]
1749 – 14 August: first issue of the newspaper Il Messaggiere, which lasted till 1859
1762 – Grande Ospedale Civile (hospital) built.^[4]
1771 – Grande Albergo dei Poveri (poorhouse) built.^[4]
1772 – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia re-established.
1797 – Modena becomes part of the French client Cisalpine Republic.^[9]
1815 – Military Academy of Modena active.
1816 – Fortifications dismantled.^[2]
1841 – Teatro Comunale Modena opens.
1859
- Francis V, Duke of Modena deposed.^[4]
- Modena railway station opens.
1860 – Modena becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.^[2]
1872 – Verona-Modena railway [it] begins operating.
1873 – Modena Synagogue [it] built.^[10]
1877 – Il Cittadino newspaper begins publication.^[11]
1879 – Modena Cathedral interior restored .^[2]
1881 – Modena tram system [it] begins operating, with horsecars
1888 – Teatro Storchi (theatre) built.^[12]
1893 – Modena-Maranello tramway [it] begins operating.
1897 – Population: 67,658.^[13]

20th century

1906 – Population: 66,762.^[2]
1911 – Population: 70,923.^[14]
1912
- Electric trams [it] begin operating.^[15]
- Modena F.C. (football club) formed.
1913 – Cinema Scala built.^[10]
1915 – Cinema Metropol built.^[10]
1916 – Ferrovia Ferrara-Modena [it] (railway) begins operating.
1920 – Modena railway station rebuilt.
1931
- Mercato Albinelli [it] (market) opens.^[15]
- Population: 92,757.^[8]
1936 – Stadio Alberto Braglia (stadium) opens.
1941 – AMCM (transit entity) formed.^[15]
1950
- Trolleybus system begins operating.
- Modena Autodrome racetrack opens.
1963 – Policlinico di Modena [it] (health clinic) established.
1966 – November: Flood.^[15]
1967 – "Superachitettura" exhibit held.^[16]^[17]
1970 – Biblioteca civica Antonio Delfini (library) established.^[18]
1971 – Modena Airport [de] opens.
1972 – September: Flood.^[15]
1981 – Gazzetta di Modena newspaper begins publication.
1996 – 15 October: Earthquake.^[15]^(it)

21st century

2001 – Azienda Trasporti Collettivi e Mobilità [it] (transit entity) established.
2012 – May: Northern Italy earthquake sequence.
2013 – Population: 179,353.^[19]
2014
- Flood.^(it)
- Gian Carlo Muzzarelli becomes mayor.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Modena". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 19 December 2016
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Britannica 1910.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wood 1995.
^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Modena". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
^ Mario Baratta [in Italian] (1901). I terremoti d'Italia [Earthquakes in Italy] (in Italian). Turin: Fratelli Bocca. (includes chronology)
^ James E. McClellan (1985). Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Treccani 1934.
^ Haydn 1910.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Le Città sostenibili: Storia, Natura, Ambiente" [The Sustainable City] (in Italian). Comune di Modena. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ Bernardini 1890.
^ Tardini 1899.
^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
^ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Cronologia essenziale del '900" [Timeline of the 20th century]. Le Città sostenibili: Storia, Natura, Ambiente (in Italian). Comune di Modena. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ Gino Moliterno, ed. (2005) [2000]. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Routledge. ISBN 0203440250.
^ "Italian Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^ "(Comune: Modena)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [Registry of Italian Libraries] (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Mutina". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
"Modena", Hand-book for Travellers in Northern Italy (16th ed.), London: John Murray, 1897, OCLC 2231483
Ismar Elbogen (1904), "Modena", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 8, New York, hdl:2027/mdp.49015002282243{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Modena" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 641–642.
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Modena", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
Edward Hutton (1912), "Modena", Cities of Lombardy, New York: Macmillan
"Modena", Northern Italy (14th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1913 (+ 1870 ed.)
Riso, Federica Maria (4 May 2023). Roman funerary rituals in Mutina (Modena, Italy): a multidisciplinary approach. Oxford: Archaeopress. ISBN 9781803274799.
Beth F. Wood (1995). "Modena". In Trudy Ring; Robert M. Salkin (eds.). Southern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Vol. 3. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 444–448. ISBN 1884964052.
Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. (2004). "Modena". Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 0415939291.

in Italian

L. Vedriani (1666). Historia di Modena (in Italian).
Girolamo Tiraboschi, ed. (1825). "Mutina". Dizionario topografico storico degli stati estensi (in Italian).
C. Campori (1864). Del governo a comune in Modena.
Nicola Bernardini, ed. (1890). "Provincia di Modena". Guida della stampa periodica italiana (in Italian). Lecce: R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante. p. 545+.
Vicenzo Tardini. I teatri di Modena (in Italian). G.T. Vincenzi e nipoti. 1899–1902 (3 volumes)
E. P. Vicini (1913). I podestà di Modena (1556–1796).
"Modena", Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), 1934

External links

"Archivio Storico del Comune di Modena" (in Italian). Comune di Modena. (city archives)
Items related to Modena, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Modena, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

[OxfordArt-1] "Modena". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 19 December 2016

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Britannica 1910.

[katolsk-3] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[FOOTNOTEWood1995-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wood 1995.

[5] Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Modena". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.

[Baratta1901-6] Mario Baratta [in Italian] (1901). I terremoti d'Italia [Earthquakes in Italy] (in Italian). Turin: Fratelli Bocca. (includes chronology)

[McClellan1985-7] James E. McClellan (1985). Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.

[FOOTNOTETreccani1934-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Treccani 1934.

[FOOTNOTEHaydn1910-9] Haydn 1910.

[sostenibili-10] "Le Città sostenibili: Storia, Natura, Ambiente" [The Sustainable City] (in Italian). Comune di Modena. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[FOOTNOTEBernardini1890-11] Bernardini 1890.

[FOOTNOTETardini1899-12] Tardini 1899.

[13] Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.

[14] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.

[Cronologia900-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Cronologia essenziale del '900" [Timeline of the 20th century]. Le Città sostenibili: Storia, Natura, Ambiente (in Italian). Comune di Modena. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[Moliterno2000-16] Gino Moliterno, ed. (2005) [2000]. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Routledge. ISBN 0203440250.

[MMA-eust11-17] "Italian Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[18] "(Comune: Modena)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [Registry of Italian Libraries] (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[19] "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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References

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