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The presence in the territory martano from the most remote eras is shown by some sporadic finds of stone tools in various areas and the existence of prehistoric castles on the tops of Mount Circle and Monte Schignano.
So as the discovery in a hill near the church of Santa Maria della Pace, five pit tombs, dating from VIII and the third century BC, and the presence, at Monticastri, mighty ruins of walls in place square indicate l 'existence of some settlement preromano inhabited by people of Umbria.
With the construction of the Via Flaminia, made by the censor Caio Flaminio around 220 BC and whose route originating from Narnia directed to Mevania crossing the strip western foothills of the Monti Martani, the territory of Massa Martana was at the heart of most popular and important artery that connected the ports of Rome and northern Italy.
Near Massa Martana, in a place to eighteen miles from Roman Narni, located at the site of the church of Santa Maria in Pantano, was built by the Romans, probably coeval the way, the statio to Martis to stop and the rest of armies and travellers in transit.
 
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Umbria
Perugia