The hill on which Sessa lies is a mass of volcanic tufa.
The hills of Sessa are celebrated for their wine.
In 337 B.C. the town was abandoned, under the pressure of the Sidicini, in favour of the site of the modern Sessa.
It is a copy of that of Sessa Aurunca, and preserves the type of the Latin basilica.
It is a bronze statuette from Sessa on the Volturno, about 2 ft.