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The first written testaments about Fluminimaggiore date back to 272, but many archeological discoveries affirm human presence since long gone times.
Remains that date back to Neolithic times can be found in the vicinity of the caves of Punta Pilocca and di S’Acqua Gelada.
It was the rich soil that attracted both Punic and Roman settlers during the nuraghic period.
Nuraghic findings can be found at Fighezzia, Conca Muscioni, S.Lucia, Begas, and Sa Calcina and there is also a megalistic enclosure entitled Su Corrazzu de Su Estiu (the devil’s enclosure) at Canali Bingias.
First the Punic, then the Romans, attracted to this area by rich metaliferous strips of lead and silver, built the largest ancient sacral centre in Sardinia and the Antas temple (one of the most important archeological sites in the island due to its size and decent state of preservation), from the VI century b.c. Also the mythical city of Metalla, mentioned in the Antonius itinerary, appears to have risen exactly here on the land between Buggerru and Fluminimaggiore.
Placed between the Giudicati di Cagliari (historic administrative region of Sardinia) and Arborea, in medieval times, the town lived a situation very different to present day and was probably formed of several small villages, now identifiable, scattered around the present day town: San Nicolò, Sa Domu e is Gragoris, Niu Crobu, Corti Accas, S. Giovanni, Seguris, etc.
After Barbary raids the villages were abandoned and restoration of the residence took place at the beginning of 1700 on the present day site, some six kilometers from the sea.
