Milan: History, Former Names & Timeline
Heart of the Po plain and once capital of the Western Empire; in the Renaissance the Sforza court supported Leonardo da Vinci.
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Former names of Milan
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 222 BC | Mediolanum | |
| 1000 | Milano |
Timeline of Milan
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 286 | Maximian makes Milan the western capital |
| AD 313 | The Edict of Milan legalises Christianity |
| 1176 | The Lombard League defeats Frederick Barbarossa at Legnano |
| 1498 | Leonardo da Vinci completes The Last Supper |
Who ruled Milan
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Boii |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Greek city-states |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Ostrogoths |
| 600–799 | Lombard principalities |
| 800–999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000–1599 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1600–1782 | Milan |
| 1783–1799 | Milano (Austria) |
| 1800–1879 | Lombardy |
| 1880–1913 | Italy |
| 1914–1919 | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1920–today | Italy |
Battles and sites near Milan
- Canossa · 1077