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This is a timeline of Italian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Italy and its predecessor states, including Ancient Rome and Prehistoric Italy. Date of the prehistoric era are approximate. For further background, see history of Italy and list of prime ministers of Italy
222 BCE – Forces of Carthaginian Hannibal take Salamanca from the Vettones. [1] 89 CE – Roman bridge of Salamanca rebuilt (approximate date). [2] 500-589 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca established. [3] 712 – Muslims in power. [2] 1055 – Muslims driven out. [1] 1102 – Christian Alfonso VI of León and Castile in power. [2]
The Holy Week in Salamanca (Semana Santa) is the most well-known feast in the city. Salamanca is renowned for the solemn and sober processions celebrated during Holy Week. 18, 10,000 brothers or "cofrades", 50 floats or "pasos" celebrate the Passion of Christ with 24 processions and thousands of followers, tourist and visitors. [36]
Political map of Italy in the year 1843. Following the defeat of Napoleon's France, the Congress of Vienna (1815) was convened to redraw the European continent. In Italy, the Congress restored the pre-Napoleonic patchwork of independent governments, either directly ruled or strongly influenced by the prevailing European powers, particularly ...
The history of Italy in the Middle Ages can be roughly defined as the time between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance. Late antiquity in Italy lingered on into the 7th century under the Ostrogothic Kingdom and the Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty, the Byzantine Papacy until the mid 8th century.
Salamanca Province is situated in western Spain, in the western part of Castile and León. It has an average altitude of 823 meters, but there are large variations throughout the province, with 2,428 metres (7,966 ft) being the highest point at the peak of the Ceja Canchal in the Sierra de Béjar range, [ 7 ] and 116 metres (381 ft) being the ...
Timelines of cities in Italy (50 P) Pages in category "Italian history timelines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
In the central part is the tomb of the founder of the chapel and patriarch of the Diego de Anaya family, bishop of Salamanca and archbishop of Seville, devotee of Saint Bartholomew and sponsor who founded the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé or Old College (the oldest in Salamanca).