Inhabited since prehistoric times as early as the eighth century BC, Tuscania, located in the heart of the road system between Vulci and Tarquinia, Caere and the lake of Bolsena, began to grow until it formed towards the end of the seventh century BC. C. provided with their fortifications, sanctuaries and an advanced social structure. Around 280 a. C. the city passes under the dominion of Rome.

Its centuries-long history is legible from the numerous Etruscan and Roman tombs that dot its territory. The historian Tito Annio Lusco tells that Tuscania was founded by the son of Aeneas, Ascanio, on the site of the discovery of twelve dog puppies (hence the Latin name Tus-cana), while another legend indicates as founder Tusco, son of Hercules and Araxe. The town of Tuscania, located in the Lazio Tuscia, in an absolutely and extraordinarily interesting territory from many points of view, stands on a hill, from which it dominates all the underlying territories, enjoying the splendid presence of absolutely very particular panoramas and views. suggestive. The inhabited area of Tuscania hosts fascinating monuments for the history that tell like the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, the Church of Santa Maria della Rosa, in Romanesque-Gothic style, the Church of San Silvestro, built in 1300, the Church of San Marco , the Church of San Pietro, the Church of the Holy Martyrs and many public buildings with the Palazzo Comunale and the Spanish, Campanari and Maccabei Palaces at the head, the Rivellini Theater and finally the Archaeological Museum.