This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of Italy, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (6)
Historic cities (9)
Events on this geography (top 80)
- 1347 CEBlack Death Reaches Europe
- 44 BCEAssassination of Julius Caesar
- 264 BCEFirst Punic War
- 1861 CEUnification of Italy
- 1922 CETreaty of Rapallo
- 1950 CEEuropean Convention on Human Rights
- 1998 CERome Statute of the International Criminal Court
- 386 BCEBattle of the Allia
- 43 BCEassassination of Julius Caesar
- 410 CE410 sack of Rome
- 455 CESack of Rome
- 1527 CESack of Rome, 1527
- 1582 CEGregorian Calendar Reform
- 1848 CEFive Days of Milan
- 1918 CEArmistice of Villa Giusti
- 1943 CEArmistice of Cassibile
- 1943 CEFoibe massacres
- 1944 CEArdeatine massacre
- 1969 CEPiazza Fontana bombing
- 1980 CEBologna massacre
- 2000 CEConvention against Transnational Organized Crime
- 546 CESack of Rome
- 1797 CEVeronese Easters
- 1898 CEBava-Beccaris Massacre
- 1943 CEFour days of Naples
- 1943 CEBiscari massacre
- 1944 CEMarzabotto massacre
- 1944 CEVia Rasella attack
- 1944 CESant'Anna di Stazzema massacre
- 1947 CEPortella della Ginestra massacro
- 1961 CENight of Fire
- 1973 CE1973 Rome airport attack and hijacking
- 1978 CEkidnapping of Aldo Moro
- 1984 CETrain 904 bombing
- 1992 CERome General Peace Accords
- 1992 CECapaci massacre
- 1992 CEmassacre of Via D'Amelio
- 753 BCEFoundation of Rome
- 509 BCEFounding of Roman Republic
- 404 BCESack of Camarina
- 389 BCESack of Rome
- 218 BCESecond Punic War Hannibal
- 218 BCEHannibal Crosses the Alps
- 73 BCESpartacus Revolt
- 49 BCECrossing the Rubicon
- 44 BCEAssassination of Caesar
- 27 BCEFounding of the Roman Empire
- 27 BCEAugustus & Roman Empire
- 313 CEEdict of Milan (Toleration of Christianity)
- 410 CESack of Rome (Alaric)
- 452 CEAttila Invades Italy — Aquileia Destroyed
- 476 CEFall of the Western Roman Empire
- 800 CECoronation of Charlemagne
- 1347 CEBlack Death
- 1347 CEBlack Death
- 1401 CEBeginning of Florentine Renaissance
- 1512 CESack of Brescia
- 1674 CEMessina revolt
- 1705 CEPact of Genoa
- 1864 CETurin massacre (1864)
- 1900 CEAssassination of Umberto I of Italy
- 1922 CE1922 Turin Massacre
- 1943 CESalerno Mutiny
- 1943 CECaiazzo massacre
- 1944 CEPadule di Fucecchio massacre
- 1953 CEConcordat of 1953
- 1974 CEItalicus Express bombing 1974
- 1974 CEPiazza della Loggia bombing
- 1982 CE1982 Great Synagogue of Rome attack
- 1993 CEVia dei Georgofili bombing
- 2001 CEProtests against the G8 in Genoa
- 2002 CE2002 Pirelli Tower plane crash
- 2012 CE2012 Brindisi school bombing
- 2018 CEMacerata shooting
- 2023 CEMurder of Giulia Cecchettin
- 3300 BCEÖtzi the Iceman
- 250 BCEArchimedes
- 218 BCEHannibal Crosses the Alps
- 133 BCEReforms of the Gracchi Brothers
- 73 BCESpartacus Revolt (Third Servile War)
Architectural sites (18)
- Colosseum
- Pantheon
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
- St. Peter's Basilica
- Su Nuraxi
- Roman Forum
- Forum Romanum (Republican)
- Theater of Pompey
- Ara Pacis Augustae
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus
- Trajan's Column
- Arch of Constantine
- Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
- Basilica of San Vitale
- Aurelian Walls
- Arch of Septimius Severus
- San Apollinare Nuovo
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- Which civilizations lived on the lands of Italy?
- Ancient Greece, Byzantine Empire, Crusader States, Etruscan Civilization, Papal States, Roman Empire.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of Italy?
- Tarquinia (900 BCE), Rome (753 BCE), Syracuse (734 BCE), Capua (600 BCE), Mediolanum (600 BCE), Ravenna (268 BCE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of Italy?
- 9 historic cities are recorded within the borders of Italy.