{"slug": "po-river", "label": "Po River", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po_River", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 15, "years": 15, "span": [-218, 1951], "span_label": ["219 BCE", "1951 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 9}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "italy", "label": "Italy", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "alps", "label": "Alps", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "bologna", "label": "Bologna", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "pavia", "label": "Pavia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-the-lombards", "label": "Kingdom of the Lombards", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "piacenza", "label": "Piacenza", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "worms-germany", "label": "Worms, Germany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charles-the-simple", "label": "Charles the Simple", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "carloman-of-bavaria", "label": "Carloman of Bavaria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arnulf-of-carinthia", "label": "Arnulf of Carinthia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -218, "year_label": "219 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The Romans extend their area of domination around the head of the Adriatic Sea as far as the peninsula of Histria by the conquest of peoples who dwell to the east of the Veneti. Thus, with the exception of Liguria and the upper valley of the Po River, all Italy south of the Alps is brought within the Roman sphere.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325717539#Roman_Republic", "title": "219 BC", "revid": 1325717539, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -186, "year_label": "187 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The construction of the Via Aemilia, a trunk road in the north Italian plains, running from Ariminum (Rimini), on the Adriatic coast, to Placentia (Piacenza) on the river Padus (Po), is completed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1223702100#Roman_Republic", "title": "187 BC", "revid": 1223702100, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -71, "year_label": "72 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spartacus moves north again, to cross the Alps into Gaul and then to Thracia. Outside Mutina on the plain of the River Po he defeats the Roman forces under Gaius Cassius Longinus, governor of Gallia Cisalpina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338545736#Roman_Republic", "title": "72 BC", "revid": 1338545736, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": 268, "year_label": "268 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Alamanni invade Italy north of the Po River.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325890231#Roman_Empire", "title": "268", "revid": 1325890231, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 538, "year_label": "538 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Summer – King Theudebert I sends a small Frankish force across the Alps, and defeats the Goths and Byzantines at the River Po. Belisarius retreats to Tuscany.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351200776#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "538", "revid": 1351200776, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 540, "year_label": "540 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Belisarius consolidates Italy and begins mopping-up operations, capturing the Gothic fortifications. The cities Ticinum and Verona north of River Po remain in Gothic hands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367291057#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "540", "revid": 1367291057, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 572, "year_label": "572 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Siege of Pavia (569–572): King Alboin captures Ticinum (Pavia); after a siege the Byzantine garrison surrenders to the Lombards. The city is of strategic importance, lying at the rivers Po and Ticino, and becomes the capital of the Kingdom of the Lombards.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340801019#Europe", "title": "572", "revid": 1340801019, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 727, "year_label": "727 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Liutprand takes advantage of the anti-imperial turmoil. He conquers Bologna and other cities beyond the Po River (Northern Italy). The Lombards take \"Classis\", the strategic seaport of Ravenna, and overrun the Pentapolis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372352645#Europe", "title": "AD 727", "revid": 1372352645, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 885, "year_label": "885 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Charles the Fat designates his illegitimate son Bernard as his heir, ignoring the claims of his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia (illegitimate son of Carloman of Bavaria), and Charles the Simple (5-year-old son of King Louis the Stammerer). The Frankish bishops protest, so Charles summons Pope Adrian III to an assembly in Worms, to resolve the issue. Adrian leaves Rome in the hands of Bishop John of Pavia and heads to Germany, but dies on the way, just after crossing the River Po.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366655145#Europe", "title": "885", "revid": 1366655145, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 895, "year_label": "895 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Arnulf of Carinthia crosses the Po River and divides his army in two: one corps (Swabian) proceeds to Florence (via Bologna), while the other corps (Franks) moves through the Lunigiana to the precincts of Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346093921#Europe", "title": "895", "revid": 1346093921, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 896, "year_label": "896 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November", "text": "November – Lambert II and Berengar I agree to sign a treaty at Pavia. Berengar receives the realm between the Adda and the Po, while the rest stays under the control of Lambert (including the March of Tuscany). They share Bergamo, and Lambert pledges to marry Gisela, Berengar's daughter.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346094345#Europe", "title": "896", "revid": 1346094345, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1431, "year_label": "1431 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6 – The Battle on the Po takes place on the Po River in Italy near Cremona as the navy of the Duchy of Milan defeats a fleet of 85 galleys of the Republic of Venice. The Venetians lose over 2,500 men, as well as 28 of the galley warships and 42 transport ships.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361768961#April–June", "title": "1431", "revid": 1361768961, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1509, "year_label": "1509 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 9", "text": "May 9 – The Venetians, encamped around the town of Treviglio, move south towards the Po River in search of better positions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369335853#April–June", "title": "1509", "revid": 1369335853, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1796, "year_label": "1796 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – Napoleon Bonaparte forms an advanced guard (3,500 infantry and 1,500 cavalry) under General Claude Dallemagne. He sends this force along the south bank of the Po River, to cross it with boats at Piacenza.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368676893#April–June", "title": "1796", "revid": 1368676893, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1951, "year_label": "1951 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 20", "text": "November 20 – The Po River floods in northern Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368856437#November", "title": "1951", "revid": 1368856437, "section": "Events › November"}}]}