In ancient times
The first signs of urban habitation in what is now the town of Xàtiva date from the Bronze Age (800-700 BC).The town of Saetabi was the site of coin mint during the Iberian era, and attained great strategic and commercial importance.Under the Romans, the place now known as Sætabis was an imperial town renowned for its linen textiles, as mentioned by the writer Catullus in his poems.
