Excavations have brought to light part of a large villa, the history of which can be divided into four phases.
A bath complex with caldarium, tepidarium and associated furnace belongs to phase I (post 2nd century A.D.). The caldarium is paved in cocciopesto decorated with a polychrome mosaic. A fountain is situated nearby.
In phase II (2nd-3rd centuries A.D.) the baths are enlarged by the addition, to the north of another bath complex.
Phase III (4th-5th centuries A.D.) is characterized by the building of a series of structures, including a large, apsidal building with three naves, perhaps a Christian basilica. So far, only the apse area has been excavated. Both the right-hand nave and relating structures were built over the baths, incorporating the pre-existing structures and re-adapting them for new use. The large pool of the fountain was used as a cistern below the floor of the apsidal building. Beside the pool, at a distance of circa 3m from the apse, a tomb was discovered, also below floor level. The entire complex belonging to this phase seems to have been destroyed by fire, evidence for which is a thick layer of burning and the collapse overlaying it. This layer produced fragments of pottery and coins dating to the 4th-5th centuries A.D.
Phase IV (post 4th-5th centuries A.D.) is attested by the remains of a water-mill, overlying the preceding structures. Further east, a small necropolis was found, with eight a cappuccina burials (5th-6th centuries A.D.). This covered the mill from the preceding phase. The dating provided by the latest finds suggest that the site was finally abandoned in the 6th century A.D. (Maria Luisa Nava)