The civic coat of arms of Presicce has a blue background  and it represents a deer drinking from a fountain in a green meadow. The first village was built by the refugees coming from Specchiano, Ugento and Pompignano in the IV century A.C. The poor people, that  had been suffering a period of drought for three years, were attracted by the presence of abundant water. Quite for this reason,  the centre was called Praesitium. Between the V and the XVI centuries Presicce got bigger and bigger, above after the arrival of the people who had escaped from the massacres perpetrated by the Vandals,  the Saracens, the Ostrogoths and  the Turks. During the feudal age the Norman king  Tancredi of Altavilla gave this center to the knight Securo. In the XIV century, the feud was bought by Francesco De Specula, who was succeeded by Giovanni Barile. In the 'XV century the Queen Maria D' Enghien gave it to Lorenzo Drini. Until  the XVII century Presicce was governed by the Gonzagas, the Braidas and the Citos. The only female descendant of this family married Filippo Bartilotti. The last  Bartilottis' heir died at the beginning of the XVIII century, and his mother married Francesco Liguoro. The Liguoros were the last feudal vassals they governed until  1806. The local famous people are several. Giacomo Arditi was an archaeologist, historian and economist. He  wrote important works as  "Corografia fisica e storica della terra di Otranto." Oronzo Fersini was a theologian and a beloved priest.  Pasquale Cara was an excellent lawyer and an appreciated criminologist. Michele Arditi became a lawyer, archaeologist and philosopher. He wrote a lot of works and distinguished himself for the many works of charity he made. He founded and managed  the National Museum of Naples, and he got a lot of professional successes. Tarquinio Cito was a captain of cavalry and lived in the XVII century. Domenico Costa was an experienced theologian  and preacher in the XVII century. Giovanni Villani was an appreciated poet and lawyer, and he lived century in the XVIII. Benedetto Arditi graduated at the University of Naples and he became an expert of canonical law and  theology. He was elected Bishop of Ugento  and died in  1830.