 As the name implies, they were likely part of a small fortress destroyed by the Roman Army probably in 293 BC; the historian Livy describes in this area the march of two Roman armies, headed by Spurius Carvilius Maximus and Lucius Papirius Cursor.The first mention of the town's name is in a "diploma" dated 1064, by the Count of Isernia.The church of Santa Maria Assunta is of medieval origin.