The Tale of Bergamo

Bergamo is constructed on the ancient city of Bergomum, which was a settlement place for the Cenomani native tribe known as the Celtic tribe. It developed into a Roman municipality in 49 BC with a total population of around 10,000. It was a crucial army base and positioned between Friueli & Raetia. Attila destroyed the city at around 5th century.

Along with the cities like Brescia, Cividale del Friuli and Trento, Bergamo in the 6th century, became one of the key seats of the Lombard duchies that belonged to the northern area of Italy. Wallaris was the 1st Lombard duke. Charlemagne conquered the Lombard kingdom and therefore the seat of Bergamo came under one Auteramus.

Bergamo grew to become an independent community in the beginning of the 11th century. In 1165, Bergamo defeated Fredrick I Barbarossa in the Lombard League. In 1264, Bergamo was ruled by Milan due to the riots among Guelphs & Ghibellines, which had been led by the Colleoni, & the Suardi respectively. John of Bohemia captured the city in 1331 but it was recaptured by Milan immediately after a while.

Malatesta conquered Bergamo in 1407 but it came under the rule of Venetian Republic in 1428. Bergamo and its territories grew to become a part of North Italy at the time of French & Napoleonic Dominion in the time period from 1797 to 1815. And for that reason the Venetians vacated the important posts of the town.

Austrian empire had the charge of the Bergamo city in 1815. But in 1859, during the 2nd Italian War of Independence, Giuseppe Garibaldi got Bergamo and it was included in the Kingdom of Italy. Bergamo developed to and was one of the major industrialized cities of Italy in the 20th century. Additionally, Bergamo experienced very much less damage throughout World War II.