The demolition of one of the buildings facing onto Piazza 1 Ottobre, in front of the Campanian amphitheatre, led to a complete investigation of the site that had been cleared. The remains came to light of the foundations of mid Republican houses which were then restructured in the early Imperial period.

In the area closest to the piazza itself there were two semicircular marble lined pools, placed at right angles to each other and which were probably situated on the edge of an open area. This area had been heavily disturbed by robbing trenches dug for the removal of lead piping and other reusable materials. On the bottom of the largest pool, placed in the southern apse, was a copy of the Satiro anapauomenos resting up against a tree, it was fragmented but completely reconstructable apart from the arm and parts of the right leg. Despite evidence of ancient restoration – iron and bronze pins – the entire statue, the face in particular, was exceptionally well preserved and free of abrasions, corrosion and lacunae. The use of the drill seemed to confirm the dating of the copy to the Hadrianic period, a period in which there was intense building activity at Capua, together with an outstanding artistic production.