 After being contended for years between the two aforementioned cities, it was part of the Papal States; Giuseppe Garibaldi stopped here in 1849 during his retreat after the crushing of the Roman Republic in 1848.On August 24, 2016, two to three frazioni were damaged by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake.On October 30, 2016, the town suffered significant damage from a magnitude 6.6 earthquake.