Ságvári Ágnes (szerk.): Budapest. The History of a Capital (Budapest, 1975)

Chronology

Chronology

c. 10 B.C. The Romans occupy the territory of Western Hungary

(Transdanubia), and name it Pannónia

c. 14 A.D. Roman military camps are established on the limes (frontier)

along the western bank of the Danube

c. 90 A camp (Aquincum) is built for the Roman legions in the

area of the 3rd district of modern Budapest (Óbuda)

106 Aquincum becomes the capital of Lower Pannónia (Pannónia Inferior)

124 A.D. The civilian settlement adjoining Aquincum is raised to the

rank of municipium

180-190 A.D. Roman fortresses are built on the left or east bank (Pest

side) of the Danube

194 The civilian town of Aquincum is raised to the rank of

co Ionia

409 Under the agreement reached with the East Roman Emperor

Honorius, Aquincum falls to the Huns

896-900 In the course of the Magyar Conquest Hungarian tribes

settle on the west or right bank of the Danube (the Buda side) and on Csepel Island

1000 Foundation of the Hungarian State

1001 Coronation of King (Saint) Stephen I

1061 The first documentary reference to Pest in the deed of foundation of the Zselic-Szentjakab Monastery in Somogy County 1148 King Géza II grants the tolls on the Pest and Kerepes ferries and the Buda (today Óbuda) market to the Buda Collegiate Church Chapter

before 1189 A royal residence is built in Óbuda

c. 1230 Pest receives its first charter of privileges, now lost

February 1242 The Mongols under Khan Batu ravage Pest

24th November 1244 After the withdrawal of the Mongols King Béla IV grants

a second charter to the City of Pest, enumerating its former privileges

1247-1255 The first Royal Palace is built on the Castle Hill of Buda

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