The port city at the meeting of the Via Emilia and the Via Flaminia, with the Roman bridge of Tiberius over the Marecchia and the suburb of San Giuliano beyond it, which grew with the port at the river mouth.
The commune's own palace dates from the early thirteenth century and the Arengo from 1204.
Who holds it
- Title
- Consuls or podestà for 1199
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
See Rimini.
Lord in 1200
The commune of Rimini.
How things stand that morning
Self-governing.
Charter
Barbarossa's diploma of 1157 granting the contado.
Council
Consuls (from 1158) or podestà, and a General Council in which the Malatesta sit.
Communities
Not documented for 1200.
Militia
Citizen militia and knights; the Malatesta from Verucchio; the Montefeltro as allies.
Walls and castle
Roman walls; no citadel yet.
Trade and crafts
Adriatic coasting trade, fishing, salt; tolls of roads and bridges.
Places of note
- Bridge of Tiberius: Roman bridge over the Marecchia to the suburb of San Giuliano
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General history only.
On the map: Near land only.
Primary sources for Rimini
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Deeds of Innocent III, Anonymous (a curial official, perhaps Peter of Benevento) (about 1208 to 1209). The curia's own account of the pontificate's first decade, with letters copied in. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.