 Initially a dominion of the Girini (or Girindi) family, it was later under the seignories of Veroli and D'Aquino.The town and countryside are dominated with the Viselli, Valeri, Tomassi, Lisi, Sementilli, Maini, DeVellis and Casagrande family lines.In the 14th century the area was contended by the Angevines and Aragonese, and in the following century it was acquired by the Papal States.