In the locality of Migliori, following the demolition of a 19th century palazzo on the site identifiable with the _statio ad Novas_ mentioned in ancient itineraries, a paved stretch of the via Appia came to light. It was 16 m long and on a west-southwest/east-northeast alignment. The carriageway was 4.30 m wide with a slightly convex section and slight slope from east to west. The paving was in well fitted polygonal limestone basoli. In places the surface showed wheel ruts left by carts. The paved surface was delimited on both sides by a slightly raised border formed by basoli placed on their sides. At the sides of the carriageway a strip circa 3 m wide probably constituted the sidewalk for pedestrians. The road was delimited to the north by a straight wall running parallel with it. The wall was built in opus incertum before the construction of the road and the laying down of all the layers of make up which supported the paved surface. Consequently, the structure under examination must have been in phase with the construction of the via Appia, and thus perhaps dates to the period of the earliest road (3rd century B.C.), or of the first basalt paving (2nd century B.C.) North of the road a headless limestone statue was found, probably an Apollo with a kithara which would have stood in a niche. The continuation of the excavation to the north brought to light a large circular or elliptical building. Only a segment was intercepted, situated at the side of the via Appia, with a large depressed central space, ringed by an embankment and accessible via a down sloping ramp entered from the road. The ramp cut the embankment in a radial sense and the earth on either side was contained by straight walls. The structure’s large dimensions suggest it was a public building, probably a small amphitheatre.

The excavation was completed of the small amphitheatre situated beside the ancient via Appia on the site identified as the _statio ad Novas_ which appears on the _Tabula Peutingeriana_ sited in that position. The investigation uncovered the arena’s southern gate, dating to the early Imperial phase. This was later substituted by a second entrance, probably in the Constantinian period during which the layout of the via Appia underwent major changes.