The civic coat of arms of Corsano has a yellow background with two snakes twisting together and a red heart. In the territory of Corsano people found coins and graves of the Roman period. Some scholars think that the village was founded by the Roman centurion Curzio who won the land for the courage he had shown as a soldier. It could have been founded in the 9^th – 10^th century during the Byzantine period. Other scholars think that the village was founded by those who survived the Saracen destruction of Vagliano and Macorano, two small villages in the nearby. The Norman king Tancredi D’Altavilla gave this territory to Fabiano Securo. In 1463 the village was included in the Principality of Taranto. It was then ruled by William from Corsano. In the 14^th century the village was ruled by Landolfo Di Luca D’Aquino. From the end of this century until 1636 the village was ruled by Lucrezia Bellante, the De Frisis, the De Capuas, the Filomarinos, the Sicuros and the Cicalas. The last family to rule the village were the Capeces. Among the famous people from Corsano we remember: Giuseppe Licchetta lived between the 18th and the 19th century. He took his degree in Law and became an appreciated judge. He taught in the University of Catanzaro and worked in the Court of Salerno. Biagio Daggico lived in the 18th century, was a good priest and a brilliant man of arts. Oronzo Cosi was born in 1777, he studied in Naples then specialized in Philosophy, Mathematics and Medicine. He taught in the University of Naples and wrote several books. Francesco Raona was a brilliant philosopher and physician.