What Country Was Salerno In?
Salerno (Campania, Italy) lies within 14 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Roman Empire, from 1 BC to AD 299. The earliest state recorded here is Rome (200 BC).
Who ruled Salerno?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC – 2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Western Roman Empire |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Ostrogoths |
| AD 600 – AD 799 | Lombard principalities |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Lombard duchies |
| 1000 – 1299 | Duchy of Benevento |
| 1300 – 1491 | Sicily |
| 1492 – 1599 | Aragón |
| 1600 – 1782 | Naples |
| 1783 – 1879 | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| 1880 – 1913 | Italy |
| 1914 – 1919 | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1920 – today | Italy |
SalernoHistoric cities nearby
Battles and events within 200 km
- Battle of Cannae · 216 BC
- Pompeii · AD 79
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 106 BC – 43 BC | Cicero | Orator and statesman |
| 100 BC – 44 BC | Julius Caesar | Roman general and dictator |
| 70 BC – 19 BC | Virgil | Poet |
| 63 BC – AD 14 | Augustus | First Roman emperor |
| AD 121 – AD 180 | Marcus Aurelius | Roman emperor and philosopher |
| 1225 – 1274 | Thomas Aquinas | Theologian |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.