According to a vague reference by Caius Julius Solinus, Ariccia was founded by Archilocus Siculus ("Archilocus of the Siculi" or Sicels) in very ancient times.
== Zgodovina ==Obstaja povezava med imenom kraja in Aricio, ženo Hipolita (Virbiusa), rimskega boga gozdov, ki je živel v svetem gozdu v bližini Aricia.