 This suggests that the town of Septempeda (ancient name of uncertain origins of San Severino in the Roman age) had a pre-Roman origin.During the period of the persecutions of the Christians, the temple of Feronia was used as a catacomb and place for prayers.From the 3rd century BC, with the Roman conquest of the Piceno area in 268 BC, Septempeda became one of the first colonies of the Roman empire, as proven by many tombstones with family names of Roman soldiers, such as the "gentes" Baebia, Calpurnia and Flavia.