History of Amalfi
History of Amalfi and its Republic
From the decline of Amalfi to the present day
The considerable development of Amalfi was due in large part to the independence it enjoyed; but the limitation of its territory, its military weakness and the lack of Byzantine support made this independence fragile.
In 1039 Guaimar V (or IV), …
The Golden Age of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi
The birth of the Amalfi State is the major event of the separation of the two important territorial political entities that are the Byzantine Duchy of Naples and the Longobard Principality of Benevento.
The territory of the Amalfi State …
The birth of the Republic of Amalfi
With the Germanic incursions of the fifth century, many Romans from the cities of Campania, subject to the order of the barbarians, took refuge on the Lattari Mountains. Some settled in the small village of Amalfi, turning it …
Amalfi Foundation, legendary and historical origins
The tradition places Amalfi as the place of an eternal spring, of an earthly paradise, where history and legend merge and become inseparable.
The myths about his foundation are numerous. Hercules, god of strength, loved a nymph named Amalfi, …
