ðə tˈaʊn ʌv pɹˈɪzi ɪz θˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn kənstɹˈʌktᵻd baɪ ðə ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz əvɚ ɹˈoʊmən ɪnvˈeɪʒən, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz bˈɛɾɚ dˈɑːkjuːməntᵻd tə hæv æt lˈiːst pɹˈiːɛɡzˈɪstᵻd ðə sˈæɹəsən ɪnvˈeɪʒən, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz kəntɹˈoʊld baɪ ðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːnz pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðɪ ˈæɹəb kˈɑːŋkwɛst.
The town of Prizzi is thought to have been constructed by the refugees of a Roman invasion, but it is better documented to have at least pre-existed the Saracen invasion, when it was controlled by the Byzantines prior to the Arab conquest.