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The roman and pre-roman period

Evidence of agricultural and pastoral settlements can be seen in the traces of ruins in the Monteverde and Casarene, Countryside, restored perhaps by the Greeks.
Further witness to the Roman influence include funeral tombstones with Epitaphs in the Macine region, with the following inscription.
""DIS MANIIBUS TUCCIAEC LLIPILLAE LIVINIUS FL POLITICUD CONIUGI: SANTICTISSIMI ET LIVINI POLITICUS ET EVIETHUS DLTLCISSIMAE MATRI"
In the Sterparelle region as well, monolithic Funeral stores can be found, with a Female mirror etched in bas relief and a Massive wall with Megalithic blocks with phallic symbols inscribed in bas relief in a corner.
There are other Roman remains in the locality of Santa Maria in Monteverde, where ruins of Corinthian columns can be found, as well as a robed bust which testifies to the existence of a pagan temple dedicated to Venus Ericina.

The Medieval period

In the "Longobardo" period (650/1050) the territory was annexed to the Court of Boiano. In the eleventh century, Ugo di Molisio, the aforementioned court of Boiano, presented the cathedral to the town of "Feudo di San Pietro", in the region of Vinchiaturo.
The rest of the town remained under the feud of the Benedictine Abbey of Monteverde. This Abbey was a Benedictine Enoby, aspiring to the splendour of the 12th century incorporating a large part of the territories of Vinchiaturo, Mirabello and Ferrazzano the Fiefdom of count of Boiano.
Its rebirth as a feud goes back to 1449, the year in which Alfonso of Aragon conceded it to the Sanfromonti brothers, having taken it from the feud of Monforte, which, in that period, was constructed as the Resident castle of the fiefdomand the subordinate village.
The lordship of the area was passed onto the Pignatell's the "de Ratios" and the Senegallos of Capua in the date 1550's and sold for 5200 ducats to the Marquis of Naples, Federico Longo.

The Longo period

Following the Aragon period, in which the as assignment of the Feuds was carried by sovereigns, came the period of the Spanish Deputy Kingdoms (1501/1700) during which Lordship was acquired by private citizens.
The son of federico Longo Giannandrea, sold a piece of territory in Boiano to the Lord of Vinchiaturo Nicola de Sano, in a sale and return deal, through which he was able to take advantage of him in the late 1500's. He had wanted to became the chief Craftsman of the Francisca convent in santa Lucia, in order to fulfil a vow made to a woman.

The presence of this building led to the erection of three rows of new residences around the house of the Pecci nobles, which today, are still visible from the property of the Damianos. Camillo succeeded Federico Longo in 1621, and is remembered as a "Don Rodrigo" due to his arrogant character for which he seems to have been killed, in a popular uprising, having claimed credit for the "Ius primae noctis". Camilla was succeeded by one Federico, and then another, who was the nephew of the former and about whom information is given in 1750.

The contemporary period

Following the subversive law of feudality promoted by Giuseppe Bonaparte in 2-8-1806 a "Murattiani" government came to power (Giuseppe Zurlo). For this reason, and also to create alienation between rich private citizens and the clergy, the Franciscan Convent of St Lucia was constituted as the property of the Pecci, Iannotti, Mazzarotti, Sarucco Pistilli, Primiani and Iacampo, who acquired the building from the Longo Family, who have, up till now annexed their property and the entire estate.

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