| About 3500 b.c. |
Human presence documented in Ischia |
| About 1800 b.c. |
Human presence documented in Procida |
| VIIth century b.c. |
Greek colonization starts (Pithekoussai) until the middle of the same century with Cuma's foundation by the Greeks of Ischia. Cuma become the most important 'flegrea' town. |
| VIIth century b.c. |
Partenope or Palepoli settle down on the Pizzofalcone hill. |
| Vth century b.c. |
First part: Neapolisbirth |
| 524 b.c. |
Cuma attacked from the Etruscans of Capua, but they were defeated. |
| 474 b.c. |
Etruscan attempt to conquest Cuma from the sea. Cuma entersinto an alliance with Syracuse (Gerone), after winning the attackers gives Ischia to the Syracusans that remained thereuntil the end of V century. |
| 421 b.c. |
Samnites defeated Cuma. |
| 2nd century b.c.(end) |
Pithekoussai disappearance |
| 1st century b.c. (beginnig) |
Aenaria probably settle down into the area of the present Ischia |
| 82 b.c. |
Ischia separates from Naples and goes under the Roman control |
| 29 b.c. |
Tiberius gives Ischia to Naples changing it with Capri |
| 130-150 |
Aenaria disappearance |
| 558 |
After barbarians invasions, Byzantines take again the isle which follows the vicissitudes of Naples. |
| 661-1130 |
The Duchy of Naples |
| 812-1047 |
Saracens raids |
| 1134 |
Ischia's passage under the Norman domination |
| 1194-1265 |
Swabian domination |
| 1265-1282 |
Angevin domination. Building ofthe fortification on the islet |
| 1283-1438 |
Angevins against Aragoneses. Alfonso of Aragon starts his domination with the Avalos family. |
| 1301-1303 |
A succesions of eruptions, distruction of the medieval centre of Gironda. |
| 1496 (Jun. 6) |
French vain attack |
| 1501 (Aug. 18) |
Ischia is declared 'most loyal' from Ferdinando d'Aragona it's annexed to the Crown lands. |
| 1509 (Dec. 27) |
Francesco d'Avalos marries Vittoria Colonna into the Castello Aragonese |
| 1534-44-52 |
The Corsair Khair-ed-Din and Dragut raids |
| 1708 |
Ischia under the Austrian domination |
| 1729 |
Michelangelo d'Avalos dies: Ischia's rebellion to the feudatories. The isle goes back to the Crown lands. |
| 1734 |
(Feb. 20) Carlo Ist of Bourbon invades Ischia and Procida. |
| 1806 |
French people in Ischia: on the 21st and 22nd of June an English attack from the sea continued until the middle of July. |
| 1828 |
Strong hearthquake |
| 1853 (Jul. 25) |
Starting of the works to open Ischia's dock. |
| 1854 (Sept. 17) |
Opening of new dock and of the Bourbonic Way (Casamicciola-Lacco-Forio) |
| 1863 (Jan. 30) |
Another strong hearthquake felt also in Ventotene.The same event happens in July, 25 1880) |
| 1881 (Mar. 4) |
Violent hearthquake with epicentre in Casamicciola. |
| 1883 (Jul. 28) |
Ruinous hearthquake for the island devasted Casamicciola. |
