Orte is a town, consueto, former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see per mezzo di the province of Viterbo, per mezzo di the central Italian region of Lazio, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Rome and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Viterbo.
The Etruscans inhabited the superficie from the 6th century BC and called it Hurta,[4] as testified by the findings per mezzo di a necropolis nearby, now preserved per mezzo di the Vatican Museums. Two major battles between Etruscans and Romans (310 and 283 BC) were fought nearby acceso the shores of the Vadimone lake. The Romans were victorious both times.
The Romans domination made it the municipality of Horta (also Hortanum). Under the rule of Augustus it received numerous public works. Because of its strategic position, Orte was occupied per mezzo di succession by the Ostrogoths, the Byzantines and the Lombards. During the late 9th to early 10th century, along with much of central Italy, Orte was also held threatened by the Saracens.
Per mezzo di the Middle Ages the city was never seat of a fief, becoming a free consueto under a podestà (elected magistrature). Later it became part of the Papal States.
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