- 6th Century BC the Veneto occupied by the Euganei and the Veneti (the
latter people ultimately gave their name to the region)
- 3rd Century BC Romans conquer the Veneto
- 89 BC inhabitants of the Veneto given full Roman citizenship
- 30 AD Arena completed.
- 1263 Rise to power of Leonardino della Scala ("Mastino" or Mastiff)
begins the rule of the Scala ("staircase") family
- 1301 Dante arrives in Verona
- 1302 Romeo Montecchi (Montague) and Juliet Capuleti meet and die. The
Montecchi were Guelphs who supported the Pope; the Capuleti were Ghibellines who
supported the Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1308 Cangrande I ("Big Dog") comes to power and extends Scaliger rule
over almost all of the Veneto mainland.
- 1329 death of Cangrande I, Verona's power starts to decline
- 1387 Scala family loses power
- 1405-1797 Verona becomes part of the Venetian state
- 1520s Luigi da Porto (of Vicenza) writes the story of Romeo and
Juliet
- 1595 Shakespeare dramatizes the story of Romeo and Juliet
- 1801 Verona split between Austria and France
- 1866 Austrians defeated, Verona becomes part of Italy
- 1915-18 Verona heavily damaged in fighting between Austria and
Italy
- World War II Allies bomb the city heavily; Germans blow up all the
bridges
- 1995 Greater Verona is a manufacturing center with a population of
over 300,000 (about 10% that of Rome).
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