History of Corsica

Around 600 000 past. J.C.
Final separation of Corsica of the continent. Bulk-heading and insulation of insular fauna.

Towards 60 000 past. J.C.
First indices of a human presence in the island.

Between 6000 and 4000 past. J.C.
Old Neolithic era. Ceramics cardiale and impressed.

Between 3500 and 3000 past. J.C.
Average and recent Neolithic era. Ceramics basienne and its stone muds. Beginning of the importation of the obsidian in Corsica coming from Sardinia. Ceramics Chassey-Will subdue. Burials in trunk; mass of weapons.

Between 2000 and 1800 past. J.C.
Phase of alignments of the monoliths and the large dolmens. Beginning of the monumental statuary. First megalithic demonstrations.

Between 1500 and 1300 past. J.C.
Corsica enters Protohistoire. Culture of the torre and the castelli. First statue-menhirs armed.

Towards 1000 past. J.C.
Final Torréen. Sedentarism. Age of iron. Corsican-Italy interpenetration of North. Statue-menhirs septentrional.

Towards 565 past. J.C.
Installation of Phocéens with Alalia (Aléria).

453-452 past. J.C.
Syracusains settle in Portus Syracusanus.

545-543 past. J.C.
Alalia, enlarged emigrants phocéens, becomes metropolis.

384 past. J.C.
Denys of Syracuse carries out a forwarding against Pyrgi, the island of Elba and Corsica.

Towards 271 past. J.C.
Carthaginoise presence supposed.

259 past. J.C.
Cornelius Scipio takes by Aléria storm and conquers Corsica.

231 past. J.C.
Corsica and Sardinia form the second Roman province.

100 past. J.C.
Marius creates the Roman colony of Mariana.

81 past. J.C.
Sylla creates the Roman colony of Aléria.

40-37 past. J.C.
Corsica with the capacity of Sextus Pumped.

9 past. J.C.
Auguste and his grandsons attested " owners of Aléria ". Bases of the fleet of Misène with Aléria and Mariana.

After J.c.

41-49
Exile of Sénèque in Corsica.

202
Holy Excessively pious woman martyrized by Quintus Gabinius Barbarus.

300
the praeses magnus rebuilds the court of Aléria.

Towards 420
final Ruin of Aléria. Towards

550
Incursions lombardes in Corsica.

590-604
Pontificate of Gregoire the Large one.

774
First official claim of Corsican by Saint-Siège. First raids buckwheats in Corsica. Died year thousand of the legendary count Beautiful Arrigo Messere. Beginning of XIème Joint actions of Pisa and Genoa against the bases sarrasines in Corsica.

1077
the bishop of Pisa, apostolic vicar in Corsica.

1118
Dedication of the cathedral of Mariana by the archbishop of Pisa.

1195
Conquest of Bonifacio per Genoa. the 1248 lords of the Corsican Cape inféodent themselves with the commune of Pisa.

1268
Foundation génoise of Calvi.

1284
naval Defeat of Pisa in past of Genoa to broad of Meloria.

1297
Boniface VIII invests king d' Aragon of the kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica.

1347
Constitution in Genoa of a Case for the acquisition of Corsica and occupation of all the island by the génois.

1348
Great plague.

1358
popular Revolt known as of Sambucuccio. First Statutes of Corsica (October).

1420
Forwarding of Alphonse V of Aragon. Sit of Bonifacio.

1453
Transfer of Corsica at the bank of Saint-Georges.

1464-1479
Suzerainty of the dukes of Milan.

1511
End of the feudal revolts.

1553 (August 23)
Unloading of the French troops.

1559 (April 3)
the treaty of Cateau-cambrésis returns Corsica to the génois.

1564 (June 14)
Unloading of Sampiero in the gulf of Valinco.

1567 (January 17)
Died of Sampiero.

1569 (April 1)
Alphonse d' Ornano and his/her companions leave Corsica after having subjected on February 15.

1570
Saint Alexandre Sauli, bishop of Aléria.

1571
Publication of the revised Statutes.

1601
College of the Jesuits in Bastia.

1659
Foundation in Bastia of the academy of Vagabondi.

1715
Prohibition of the weapons with fire. the first 1729 disorders in Bozio.

1730 (February 19-21)
Bag of Bastia.

1730 (December)
Election of the first two Generals of the Corsican nation.

1731-1732
Countryside of the imperial troops in Corsica.

1733 (November 17)
Second insurrection.

1736 (April-13 15 November)
Theodore 1st, king of the Corsicans.

1736
Publication of Disinganno.

1738 (February 8) with 1741 (November)
French Intervention in Corsica.

1745 (November)
Capitulation of Bastia in past of Anglo-Sardes.

1748 (mai)-1753 (April 4)
New French intervention in Corsica.

1753 (October 2)
Assassination of Jean-Pierre Gaffori.

1755 (July 14)
Election of Pascal Paoli in Généralat.

1756 (August 16)
First treaty of Compiegne.

1758
First edition of Giustificazione.

1764 (August 6)
Second treaty of Compiegne.

1765 (January 1)
Opening of the university of Corte.

1768
Boswell publishes his newspaper of a voyage in Corsica.

1768 (May 15)
Treaty of Versailles.

1769 (May 8)
Combat of Laying-Nuovo.

1769 (June 13)
Exile of Pascal Paoli.

1774
Crushing of insular resistance.

1790 (July)
Return of Pascal paoli.

1794 (June 19)
constitutional Act of the kingdom anglo-Corsican.

1796 (October)
the troops Frenchwoman again occupy Corsica, partition in two departments.

1798
Revolt of Crocetta.

1807 (February 5)
Died of Pascal Paoli in London.

1811
Reunification of the department of Corsica.

1830
the first connections by boats with vapor.

1836 (May 23)
Law defining the road network of Corsica.

1853 (June 10)
Law relating to the prohibition of the wearing of weapons.

1894
Completion of the railway Ajaccio-Bastia.

1896
Foundation of newspaper A Tramuntana.

1912 (July 8)
law on the subsidy fiftieth anniversary.

1942 (November 11)
Unloading of the troops of occupation.

1942 (December 14)
the First forwarding of the Casabianca submarine.

1943 (September-4 8 October)
Release of Corsica. 1957 regional Action plan. Creation of Somivac and Setco.

1975 (August 22)
Events of Aléria.

1991 (May 13)
Law relating to the particular statute of the Corsican area (Local Authority of Corsica).

Chronology extracted the book: History of Corsica, to publish under the direction of Paul Arrighi. Editions Privat, Toulouse, 1971

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