The upper part of the civic coat of arms of San Cesario di Lecce represents the letters "S" and "C," while in lower part, on the left, there is a bunch of grapes and on the right   two eight pointed stars. The first inhabited centre probably was built in  237 B.C. during the Roman domination when the first military settlement was founded at Lecce. Straight away some houses were built near  the military station and new villages rose. The centre was first called Cesareo, in honour of the Roman emperor  Caesar August. When  the Christianisation was brought to this small town,  San Cesario ( a martyr who died in 107 B.C.)  became the patron and his name was given to the village. During the Norman domination the king Tancredi of Altavilla  incorporated the centre into the County of Lecce. Later it passed under the control of the Principality of Taranto and it was ruled by the Orsini del Balzos. In  1460 the population increased after the arrival of the Albanians and Slavs led by the Emperor of the Rumanians, Theodore Eurosio. In  1532 the feud was divided into three parts: one was given to the Church of Santa Croce in Lecce, the second was ruled by Filippo De Matteis and the third one by the Guarino Family.  In  1624 two parts of the feud were bought by the Spanish Michael Vaaz De Andrada, already Duke of St. Donato. He was a tyrant and the population rebelled against him. He reacted and made a lot oh houses destroy. In 1703 the village was reunited thanks to the Marullis who bought the whole feud. They were the last vassals who ruled San Cesario and contributed  notably to better the economic conditions of the small town. At San Cesario there are a lot of important local people. Giovanni Cipolla lived in the XVIII century and he was a priest and teacher of theology. Giuseppe Capone lived in the XVIII century and, after  graduating in Law, he became an excellent lawyer and President of the Civic Court of Lecce. Samuele Pasquali lived between the XVIII and the XIX centuries and, after  graduating in Medicine in only three years, he became a brilliant doctor.  Raffaele Albanese was a priest and a good theologian, and he lived in humility and charity. Luigi Cipolla was born in 1766 and was an esteemed lawyer and scholar. He taught Roman Law in Naples and  Lecce, and he wrote a lot of  works. Aldo Calò was born in 1910 and he became an appreciated sculptor. He was also appointed Manager of the Art  Institutes in many town and he died when he was 71 years old after getting  several professional successes. Pasquale Cecere was born in 1707 and he was an esteemed physician. Carlo Barbieri was born in 1910 and was a very good sculptor and painter.  He died when he was just 28 years old. Francesco D' Elia was a good doctor of the XIX century.