Sezze

Sezze is a town and comune within the Province of Latina, Italy, about 65 kilometres south of Rome and 10 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast. The historic center of Sezze is located on a excessive hill commanding the Pontine simple. The place has been recognized for its exceptional climate on account that Roman times: warm and dry in summer time, cool in iciness. According to a legend, the metropolis turned into based via the mythical hero Hercules, after his victory over the Lestrigones, a population of large cannibals residing in southern Lazio.

The metropolis coat of arms functions the white Nemean lion which Hercules slew inside the first exertions. The historical Setia seemed around the 5^th century BC because the Volscan settlement member of the Latin League. It became a Roman colony in 382 BC, and flourished due to its strategic and industrial position close to the "pedemontana" manner and the Appian Way, the street that related Rome to southern Italy. During the Civil War between Gaius Marius and Sulla, Setia supported the previous and turned into later punished via the effective Sulla. In the Imperial duration Setia became famous for its villas, and its wines have been praised by Martial, Juvenal and Cicero.