Hecataeus of Miletus
The Oenotrians founded here a town named "Acheruntia" and, later, Pandosia. However, several inhabitants later moved to a more defendable area, corresponding to the modern "frazione" of Nogiano, founding (c. 520 BC) the new settlement of "Aruntia", later, "Arintha". This is mentioned by the ancient Greek historian Hecataeus of Miletus as a Bruttian town of Oenotrian origins.