Ancient Corsica

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History of Corsica
Prehistory (c. 9000–566 BC) Arzachena culture Ozieri culture Torrean civilization
Antiquity (566 BC – AD 455) Ancient tribes Aléria Lava Treasure Roman province of Sardinia and Corsica
Medieval (455–1347) Battle of Corsica (456) Vandal Kingdom Medieval Corsica
Renaissance (1347–1736) Republic of Genoa Invasion of Corsica (1553) Corsican Guard
Enlightenment (1736–1796) Kingdom of Corsica (1736) Corsican Republic (1755) Corsican Constitution (Constitutional Project for Corsica) French conquest, 1768–70 Invasion of Corsica (1794) Anglo-Corsican Kingdom (1794–96)
Modern era (1796–present) Treaty of Bastia Italian irredentism Emigration to Venezuela · to Puerto Rico Italian occupation, 1942–43 Corsican nationalism · Corsican conflict Armand Cesari Stadium disaster 2022 Corsica unrest
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The history of Corsica in ancient times was characterised by contests for control of the island among various foreign powers. The successors of the Neolithic cultures of the island were able to maintain their distinctive traditions even into Roman times, despite the successive interventions of Etruscans, Carthaginians or Phoenicians, and Greeks. A long period of Roman rule was followed by renewed conflict for control of the island by the Vandals, Byzantines and Saracens.