Circeo - history and legend

The signs that make think to an ancient origin of St. Felice Circeo they are not missing. In numerous caves of the Circeo Mount, in fact, recovered jewel has stayed material paletnologico: particularly a skull of man neanderthalians. But having also recovered material archaeological of the middle Paleolitico, of the superior Paleolitico and of the Mesolitico.

Is been able to with certainty affirm that St. Felice has stayed volscan city. Conquered from the Romans and colonized in the 393 a.C. devastated from the Goti in the 410 and from the Saracens nell'846, she comes reconstructed and strengthened from the popes that they entrust it to Terracina.

The country becomes feud of the Frangipane in the 1185 then and, after a period of upsettings, go on to the Annibaldi in the 1203.

Ownership of the Order of the Templari in the 1250 becomes which, few years after, they change the possession of the country with other good.

In the 1301 comes acquired from the Caetani that, except brief intervals, they hold it until at 1713. In that year the center comes sold to the Ruspoli. Subsequently to the Apostolic Room.

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