 Galeata's origins are connected to the old Umbrian town of "Mevaniola", captured by the Romans in 266 BC.After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the settlement was moved to the modern Galeata.The latter's fortunes in the Middle Ages stemmed from the creation of the powerful Abbey of Sant'Ellero (Hilary of Galeata), which administrated for centuries the nearby territories, with an army and fortresses of its own.