Timeline of Naples

• 2nd millennium BC – first Mycenaean settlements established in the Naples area (Afragola).^[1]
• 8th C. BCE – Kyme (Cumae), established an epineion (out-port) named Parthenope.^[2]
• 6th C.BCE – Parthenope was refounded as Neapolis.^[3]
• 327 BCE – Naples makes an alliance with Rome, and enters its sphere of influence.
• 37 BCE – Crypta Neapolitana built (approximate date).
• 45 CE - Birth of Statius a poet, he also lived in Naples. ^[4]
• 79 CE – Big eruption of Vesuvius: many towns near Naples are destroyed (Pompeii, Herculaneum, etc.).
• 190 CE – Catholic Diocese of Naples established (approximate date).^[5]
• 3rd C. CE – Catacombs of San Gennaro in use.
• ca.511 CE – The last Western Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, dies in Naples.
• 536 CE – Siege and capture of Naples by the Byzantines.
• 542–543 CE – Siege and capture of Naples by the Goths. ^[4]
• 615 – Rebellion.
• 638 – Duchy of Naples created.
• 763 – Naples becomes an independent duchy.
• 830s – Naples is threatened by Sicard of Benevento.
• 10th C. – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples established.^[5]
• 902 – After numerous assaults, the Neapolitans defeat the Saracens on the Garigliano River.

• 1027-30 - Pandulf IV of Capua in power. ^[4]
• 12th C. - Castel Capuano built.
• 1139 – Ruggiero the Norman enters in the city.
• 1165 – The first castle of Naples: Castel Capuano.
• 1191 – Naples manages to resist the Swabians after a siege from May to August. Empress Constance is imprisoned in Castel dell'Ovo after captured by Sicilians until 1192.
• 1194 – Naples is conquered by the Swabians.
• 1224 – University founded.
• 1266 – Charles of Anjou in power. Naples becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily.
• 1282 – Castel Nuovo built.
• 1309 – Robert of Anjou is proclaimed King of Naples.
• 1313 – Naples Cathedral built.
• 1340 – Santa Chiara built.
• 1343
  • Sant'Elmo expanded.
  • Tsunami.
• 1349 – Earthquake.
• 1368 – Certosa di San Martino inaugurated.
• 1382 – Argonauts of Saint Nicholas instituted.
• 1438 – Renato of Anjou is the king of Naples.
• 1442 – Alfonso V of Aragon conquers Naples. Naples became the capital of the Crown of Aragon.^[6]
• 1471 – Printing press in operation.^[7]
• 1485 – Ferrante I of Naples prevents the revolt of the Barons.
• 1487 – Villa Poggio Reale construction begun by Alfonso II
• 1495 – Charles VIII of France conquers Naples.
• 1503 – Naples added to the Spanish Empire.
• 1528 – Siege of Naples.
• 1532 – Don Pedro de Toledo is the new Viceroy; he promotes the expansion of the city.
• 1550 – La Commedia theatre built (approximate date).
• 1560 – Academia Secretorum Naturae (learned society) formed.^[6]
• 1564 - Sant'Antonio delle Monache a Port'Alba built.

• 1600 – Royal Palace of Naples construction begins.
• 1620 – Teatro San Bartolomeo [it] (theatre) built.
• 1631 – Big eruption of Vesuvius, many little towns near Naples are destroyed.
• 1636 – Ponte di Chiaia [it] built.
• 1639 – Treaty of Naples signed between Poland and Spain.
• 1647 – Rebellion against the king (Philip III) and his viceroys; Neapolitan Republic created and later suppressed.

• 1650
  • Spire of San Gennaro erected
  • Performance of opera Didone.^[8]
  • Naples with about 400,000 people becomes the largest cities of the Spanish Empire.^{[citation needed]}
• 1654 – Archbishop's Palace expanded.
• 1656
  • Plague.
  • Fontanelle cemetery established.
• 1667 – San Gennaro dei Poveri founded.
• 1694 – 28 January: Premiere of Alessandro Scarlatti's opera Pirro e Demetrio.^[9]

• 1701 – Conspiracy of Macchia.
• 1707 – Naples is conquered by the Austrians.
• 1730 – Palazzo Serra di Cassano built.
• 1732 – Chinese Institute founded.
• 1734 – Charles of Bourbon is proclaimed King of Naples.
• 1737
  • Teatro di San Carlo inaugurated. ^[4]
  • Spire of San Domenico erected.
• 1738 – Re-discovery of Herculaneum.
• 1742 – Palace of Capodimonte built.
• 1743 – Capodimonte porcelain manufactory established.
• 1750 – Spire of the Immaculate Virgin erected.
• 1759 – Charles VII is succeeded by Ferdinand IV.
• 1751 – Ospedale L'Albergo Reale dei Poveri construction begins.
• 1757 – Museo di Capodimonte opens.
• 1778 – Palazzo Doria d'Angri built.
• 1779 – Teatro del Real Fondo di Separazione opens.
• 1780 - Villa Comunale built. ^[4]
• 1790's - Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III founded. ^[4]
• 1790 – Teatro San Ferdinando built.
• 1799 – Parthenopean Republic and Army of Naples formed.

• 1804 – Reale Biblioteca di Napoli opens.
• 1805 – Anglo-Russian invasion.
• 1806 – Napoleon grants the Kingdom of Naples to his brother Joseph.
• 1807 – Botanical Garden established.^[10]
• 1808 – Gioacchin Murat is the new King of Naples. He promotes administrative reforms and public works.
• 1811 – Zoological Museum founded.
• 1815 – Naples is against the Austrian Empire. The intervention by Austria caused resentment in Italy, which further spurred on the drive towards Italian unification.
• 1816
  • City becomes capital of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
  • L'Hortus Camaldulensis di Napoli established.
  • Real Museo Borbonico inaugurated.^[11]
• 1819 – Villa Floridiana built.
• 1820 – Revolution of July.
• 1821 – Flag of Naples red and yellow design adopted.
• 1825 - Palazzo San Giacomo construction completed.
• 1826
  • English Cemetery established.
  • Villa Pignatelli built.
• 1835 – Premiere of Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor.^[12]
• 1839 – Napoli-Portici railway begins operating.
• 1848 – The revolutionary movements produce a parliament and a new constitution, but the following year the parliament is dissolved.
• 1859 – Francesco II is the last King of the Two Sicilies.
• 1860 - Plebiscite taken on 21 October 1860 to bring Naples into the unified Kingdom of Italy under the House of Savoy.
• 1860 – Constitution.^{[clarification needed]}
• 1861 – Garibaldi arrives.
• 1862 - Anglican church in Vico San Pasquale built.^[4]
• 1867
  • Napoli Centrale railway station built. ^[4]
  • Majello porcelain manufactory established.
• 1869 – Villa Comunale opens.
• 1870 – Many revolts against the unitary state, particularly in the countryside. This is the principle of the "southern question".
• 1871 – Population: 448,743.^[13]
• 1875 – Società Napoletana di Storia Patria [it] (history society) founded.
• 1880 – Club Africano di Napoli founded (later Società africana d'Italia).[1]
• 1882 – Filangieri Museum opens.
• 1883 – Galleria Principe di Napoli [it] (shopping arcade) built.
• 1884 – Cholera epidemic. ^[4] One year later is proclaimed the big "Restoration of Naples".

• 1890
  • Circumvesuviana founded.
  • Galleria Umberto I founded. ^[4]
• 1891 – Galleria Umberto I built.
• 1892 – Il Mattino begins publication.
• 1897 – Population: 536,073.^[14]

• 1901 - Population: 547,503.^[4]
• 1906 – Mount Vesuvius erupts.
• 1907 - Rome–Formia–Naples railway construction begins.
• 1925 – Stadio Arturo Collana opens. In September, opening of the Metro Fs, the current Line 2 (first in Italy).
• 1926 – S.S.C. Napoli football club founded.
• 1929 – Naples hosts the 1929 World Fencing Championships.
• 1930
  • Parthenope University of Naples established.
  • Parco Virgiliano (Mergellina) established (approximate date).^{[citation needed]}
• 1940 – Bombing begins. Inauguration of the Mostra d'Oltremare: an expositive and entertainment complex promoted by the Fascist regime.

• 1943
  • September – Four days of Naples.
  • October – Post-office bombing.
• 1944 – Naples is occupied by the Americans. In the same year, the last eruption of Vesuvius.
• 1945 – With the film The Millions of Naples, start the successes of the works of Eduardo De Filippo.
• 1950 – Naples Airport operating commercial flights.
• 1954 – Naples hosts The International Exhibition of Navigation.
• 1959 – Stadio San Paolo opens.
• 1960 - Napoli Centrale railway station rebuilt.
• 1963 – The film "Hands on the city," is the strong complaint of the political and social climate of the time.
• 1969 – Naples co-hosts the EuroBasket 1969.
• 1971 – Population of the Comune (administrative limits): 1,250,000.
• 1975 – Vele di Scampia built.^[15]
• 1980 – 1980 Irpinia earthquake destroys many little towns near Naples.
• 1981 – Kidnapping of Ciro Cirillo.
• 1982 – Inauguration of the business district, the Centro Direzionale.
• 1987 – S.S.C. Napoli wins its first Italian football championship.
• 1988 – Bombing.
• 1989 – S.S.C. Napoli wins the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.
• 1990 – S.S.C. Napoli wins its second Italian football championship. City hosts FIFA World Cup.
• 1993 – Line 1 (Naples Metro) begins operating.
• 1994 – City hosts 20th G7 summit.
• 1995 – Telecom Italia Tower built.
• 1996 – Città della Scienza founded.
• 1997 – Corriere del Mezzogiorno begins publication.
• 2000 – Secret Museum re-opens.

• 2001 – Coral Jewellery Museum opens.
• 2002 – Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" active.
• 2005 – Rome–Naples high-speed railway begins operating.
• 2006 – il Napoli newspaper begins publication.
• 2007
  • Line 6 (Naples Metro) begins operating.
  • The waste emergency, the uncontrolled crime disfigure the image of Naples in the world.
• 2009 - Rome–Naples high-speed railway opened.
• 2010 – Circumvesuviana derailment.
• 2011 – Luigi de Magistris becomes mayor.
• 2012
  • Milan-Naples Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (train) begins operating.^[16]
  • World Urban Forum held.
• 2016 – June: Naples municipal election, 2016 held.
• 2017 - Neapolitan pizzaiolo added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.^[17]
• 2019 – Naples hosts the 2019 Summer Universiade.

• History of Naples
• List of mayors of Naples

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

• Timeline of Bari, Apulia region
• Timeline of Brindisi, Apulia
• Timeline of L'Aquila, Abruzzo region
• Timeline of Reggio Calabria
• Timeline of Salerno, Campania region
• Timeline of Taranto, Apulia

• Europeana. Items related to Naples, various dates.