In July 2007 and 2008 excavations were undertaken in the locality of La Civita, within the urban area of Fabrateria Nova. This was a collaboration between the Archaeological Superintendency of Lazio, the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut – Abteilung Rom (German Archaeological Institute), the University of Cassino, Lecce University and the municipality of San Giovanni Incarico.

The town was founded in 124 B.C., following the destruction of Fregellae in 125. The settlement was built on a large fluvial terrace beside the river Liri, just down the valley from the confluence of the river Sacco with the Liri, which here forms a meander delimiting the town walls on two sides. The known foundation date and the lack of significant overlying medieval or modern structures over most of the area make this a site with substantial scientific potential. No large-scale investigations have been undertaken on the town which was only certainly identified in relatively recent times. The only investigations have been a survey carried out by the Superintendency leading to the identification and excavation of the amphitheatre and further excavations undertaken by Perugia University (unpublished).

The archaeological investigation involving several sectors of the ancient town were preceded by surface and geophysical surveys which led to the production of an archaeological map of the town and the proposed reconstruction of the urban plan.

The excavations partially uncovered a sanctuary and cryptoporticus of Republican date, a porticoed square with an Augustan tempietto, a bath building, large stretches of a basalt paved road at the centre of the town and a probable sacred building on the western edge of the town.