Rocca Cilento is mentioned for the first time in a document dated 1110 in which indicates the decision to William Sanseverino to move the seat of the Barony of Cilento "from the fortified town (the legendary, and perhaps never existed, Cilento, or Castellum Cilenti , Petilia rebuilding of the ancient capital of Lucani) placed on top of Mount of the Star Hill Fortress. Previous news of the village, however, appear in documents (cited by Ebner) and dating from 963 to 994.
In any case Rocca Cilento, before allocating the Sanseverino was already home to a county Actus and Lombards. Because of its geographical position, at the "way of Laureana" with the "way of St. Archangel", became well soon the most important town between the villages. In a document dated 1119 was included in the fortified walls of the castle of the Sanseverino in 1185 and the establishment of Rocca appeared as castrum, ie fortified town. Rocca was also the home of the diocesan office dell'Arcipresbiterato. Sanseverino I lived there and pursues justice and making important administrative acts. Just as the administrative headquarters - military Barony, Rocca then follows closely the story of this feud, that Sanseverino branch of Marsico lost and recovered several times but substantial degree of control that for over four and a half centuries, until the mid-sixteenth century (1552). Since then, Rocca will follow the fortunes of other countries Cilento passed from hand to many lords, cocludendosi series with families Garofalo and Granite Belmonte
Castle Rock has an extraordinarily rich historical and architectural stone and translation stratification Tues thousand years of history. Older documents, fact, speak of Castellum Cilento, built by the Lombards in defense dell'actus, since the 963rd site is located on a natural path Tues tests summit ridge of Mount of the Star in the place where branches south to the Alento valley north and the valley of Testene. Rica where the ridge is a diva contains clearing a height, which probably is fortified since the Lombard period.
