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REGGIO CALABRIA

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  • St Paul
    400

    St Paul

    The city was among the first of the Italian peninsula to be influenced by Christianity, in fact St Paul in his third voyage that took him from Malta to Rome in AD 61 made a stop in Reggio Calabria
  • Visigoths
    410

    Visigoths

    Reggio Calabria sacked by the Visigoths
  • Byzantines
    Jun 6, 1000

    Byzantines

    The Byzantines expanded the castle of the city and built several fortresses
  • Emirs from Palermo
    Nov 21, 1001

    Emirs from Palermo

    The city was ruled by Emirs from Palermo but after 20 years returned to the Byzantines.
  • The Norman of Guglielmo d'Altavilla
    Dec 4, 1039

    The Norman of Guglielmo d'Altavilla

    Prince of Salerno Guaimario IV, an ally of the Byzantines, sent Norman knights led by Guglielmo d'Altavilla.
  • The Normans of Roberto il Guiscardo
    Jul 7, 1059

    The Normans of Roberto il Guiscardo

    The Normans of Roberto il Guiscardo attempted to take possession of the city but failed.
  • The Angevins
    Nov 18, 1267

    The Angevins

    The city was conquered by the Angevins and suffered a worsening of their economic conditions.
  • The alliance with the Aragonese
    Aug 13, 1282

    The alliance with the Aragonese

    During the Sicilian Vespers Reggio formed an alliance with the Aragonese trying unsuccessfully to free itself from Angevins.
  • The Spanish conquest
    Apr 8, 1502

    The Spanish conquest

    During the war between Spain and France, the city was conquered by the Spaniards.
  • The city was sacked by the Turks
    Jun 11, 1512

    The city was sacked by the Turks

    The city was sacked by the Turks commanded by Barbarossa
  • The plague

    The plague

    The city was hit by an epidemic of plague, that decimated the population
  • Earthquake

    Earthquake

    The city was partially destroyed by a strong earthquake
  • Bombing

    Bombing

    Reggio was bombarded by the English fleet
  • Uprisings

    Uprisings

    "Moti risorgimentali"
  • The Battle of "Piazza Duomo"

    The Battle of "Piazza Duomo"

    By the Battle of "Piazza Duomo" Reggio was conquered by Garibaldini of Garibaldi thus becoming part of Kingdom of Italy
  • Earthquake of 1908

    Earthquake of 1908

    The city was destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake and a tsunami.
  • THE RECONSTRUCTION

    THE RECONSTRUCTION

    Starting the reconstruction of Reggio Calabria
  • THE SECOND WORLD WAR

    THE SECOND WORLD WAR

    The city was bombed by Anglo - American allies
  • "MOTI OF REGGIO CALABRIA"

    "MOTI OF REGGIO CALABRIA"

    With the establishment of the Calabria Region, the city of Catanzaro was chosen as the capital of the Region and in Reggio there were protest movements, that caused several victims. Tis protest was called "MOTI OF REGGIO".
  • "SPRING OF REGGIO"

    "SPRING OF REGGIO"

    By the and of the 80 begain the "Spring of Reggio", a revival of cultural and social, that thanks to the efforts of the then mayor Italo Falcomatà.
  • Arab period

    Arab period

    The city was conquered by the Arabs who massacred the inhabitants and killed the bishop
  • Byzantines

    Byzantines

    The city was taken by the Byzantines, who made it the administrative center of southern Italy whit the title of capital of the Duchy of Calabria