 The presence of numerous archaeological findings suggests that the current municipal territory has been inhabited since the fifth century BC by the Samnites and, later, by the Romans.The settlement of the Apuan Ligurians deported in 180 B.C.in the areas of the Alto Tammaro by the consuls Bebio and Cornelio undoubtedly involved also Campolattaro, as evidenced by the apotropaic signs of the sun and moon sculptured on the portals of the town's old houses—elements that recall similar motifs found in the areas of Versilia and Val di Magra—evidence of an indisputable common lineage.