[1] The site is on a hilly plateau located at the fifth mile of Via Tuscolana to the southeast of Rome and forms part of the Appia Antica archaeological park.

[2] The original access to the villa must have been in the south-west area, where there are remains of richly decorated rooms near the byway coming from the Via Latina.

The third structure is believed to have been constructed at the end of the reign of Antoninus Pius, and is the most elaborate with large spa rooms.

[4] The water requirement was satisfied by a branch from the Anio Novus aqueduct which fed a complex system of cisterns, one of which with two floors.

The area has not been the subject of archaeological investigation but remains of a small temple identified with a nymphaeum are clearly visible.