[7] The town was thought to have been a relative backwater based on the relative lack of imported pottery, but recent archaeology has raised its importance,[8] with evidence showing that it resisted the generally accepted decline of Italy in this period until the later part of the 3rd century AD, and around 300 years later than previously assumed.

[9] Excavated remains include a rare roofed theatre faced with exotic marbles from the central and eastern Mediterranean.

A port on the river Liri with warehouses fostered trade between the major centres to the north of Aquinum and Casinum, and Minturnae and the Tyrrhenian coast to the southeast.

[11][12] An inscribed ancient sundial donated by Marcus Novius Tubula after his election to the exalted position of Plebeian Tribune in Rome was discovered in the ruins of the theatre in 2017.

[13] In December 2023, archaeology experts led by Cambridge University announced the discovery of remains, including those of a roofed theatre, market, and river port.