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===Early history=== According to ancient Roman sources, [[Lucius Tarquinius Superbus]], the seventh king of Rome, established a Roman colony at the town, then known as ''Signia''.<ref>[[Livy]], ''[[Ab urbe condita libri (Livy)|Ab urbe condita]]'', [[s:From the Founding of the City/Book 1#56|1.56]]; [[Dionysius of Halicarnassus]] 4.63</ref> Additional colonists were reportedly sent there in 495 BC.<ref>[[Livy]], ''[[Ab urbe condita libri (Livy)|Ab urbe condita]]'', [[s:From the Founding of the City/Book 2#21|2:21]]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/423072 |title=Places: 423072 (Signia) |author=Quilici, L., S. Quilici Gigli, DARMC, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker |access-date=October 20, 2014 <!-- 4:22 pm --> |publisher=Pleiades}}</ref> The ancient architectural remains include a circuit of fortification walls built using [[polygonal masonry]]. The walls incorporated a system of gates, including the ''Porta Saracena'' which is covered by a large [[monolith]]ic architrave. Atop the ancient [[acropolis]] of Segni sits the podium of the temple of [[Juno (mythology)|Juno]] Moneta, which now supports a [[Medieval]] church of [[Saint Peter]] (tenth century).
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