Nepi

History

The region was already occupied in the 8th century BC; neighbouring Pizzo had been occupied in the Bronze Age. Nepet became Roman before 386 BC, when Livy speaks of it and Sutrium as the keys of Etruria. In that year it was surrendered to the Etruscans and recovered by the Romans, who beheaded the authors of its surrender. It became a colony in 383 BC. It was among the twelve Latin colonies that refused further help to Rome in 209 BC. After the Social War it became a municipium. It is hardly mentioned in Imperial times, except as a station on the road (Via Amerina) which diverged from the Via Cassia near the modern Settevene and ran to Amelia and Todi. In the 8th century AD it was the seat of a duchy for a short while. During the late 9th to early 10th century, it was, along with much of central Italy, threatened by the Saracens. Reported origin of the catnip plant (Nepeta cataria).

Most-observed species

• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  385
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  248
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  236
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  232
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  199
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  191
• Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  188
• Great Cormorant/European Shag

  Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  183

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2025-09-20
  4 km SSE of San Terenziano, Italy
• M 2.7 — 2025-05-08
  1 km NNE of Montecompatri, Italy
• M 3.2 — 2025-03-04
  3 km S of Bevagna, Italy
• M 4.3 — 2021-10-18
  2 km ESE of Visso, Italy
• M 3.1 — 2020-05-11
  7 km NNW of Rome, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2019-09-01
  1 km N of Norcia, Italy