Un edificio residenziale di epoca imperiale nei pressi dell'Aurelia Vetus

In 2009, during archaeological excavations along via del Fontanile Arenato, a modern street tracing out an ancient back road from via Aurelia Vetus and situated in the Roman suburb, some remains of an ancient building were brought to light, dating from a large span. In particular were found a sandstone quarry and a well, in use between the end of the Republican age and the beginning of the Imperial period, and some rooms of a large building with different phases going on at least to V century AD. The quality of the decoration (an opus sectile floor, a lot of decorated plaster and pottery fragments, etc.) suggests that the structures were part of a villa with a quite high aesthetic value, belonged to a rich owner.