Fara in Sabina (also shortened toFara Sabina) is acomune (municipality) in theProvince of Rieti in theItalian region ofLazio, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast ofRome and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest ofRieti.
The area was inhabited inprehistoric times, as attested by several archaeological findings from the mid-Palaeolithic and lateBronze Ages.
Between the 9th and the 6th centuries BC, a settlement of theSabines, identified with the city ofCures, existed here, continuing intoRoman Empire times. Remains from it include the baths, a small theatre and terraces for agriculture.
The origins of the modern town date fromLombard times (late 6th century AD), as it has been supposed from the presence of the Lombard wordfara ("family clan") in the name. A castle is known from 1006 and, from 1050, Fara was a possession of theAbbey of Farfa, which is located in the present municipal territory. Later it was a fief of theOrsini.
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