 Its territory has given birth to the leader Quintus Poppaedius Silo who commanded the "Marsic Group" against Rome in social war (91-88 BC) to obtain the rights of citizenship.In two ancient documents of the eighteenth century about Ortona four churches appear.Around the church of Sant'Onofrio was built the ancient village of Ortona that turned out between alliances of Rainaldo, count of Celano.