Corfu Historical Milestones in a Nutshell
Explore the condensed timeline of significant events that have shaped the history of Corfu:
Explore the condensed timeline of significant events that have shaped the history of Corfu:
On the 21st of May 1864, the British ruled Corfu and together with all the Ionian Islands, following the London Agreement and the Ionian Parliament’s resolution, united with Greece
This map of Corfu of 1575 was designed like all medieval maps. According to the sources of that time and lots of imagination
Corfu has been inhabited since the Stone Age.
At that time it was part of the mainland and the sea that today separates it from the mainland was only a small lake
At the time of emperor Theodosius (339 AD), the Roman empire was re-divided into east and west, Corfu then belonged to the east empire
During this period the whole island was exposed to frequent barbarian raids and pirate invasions
The Council of Corfu and especially the overwhelming majority of nobility were friendly with the Venetians
The Venetian period was followed by the first French occupation in 1797, It was the end of the feudal system