 The origin of the village was recorded by the Greek historian Dionysius of Alicarnassus (1st century BC) and by the Roman historian Marcus Terentius Varro.It was also reported that the "tribuno della plebe" Milo died there during the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey in the Roman era.In a privilege of 1200, granted by Pope Innocent III to Pantaleone, archbishop of Conza, Teora is referred to using the name "Tugurium Biarium" for the first time.