Locus Feroniea is an important archaeological site in Capena near the Fiano Romano motorway exit. The sanctuary was born in the third century BC and was dedicated to the ancient Goddess Feronia, protector of freedwomen, the slaves of Roman matrons.
The sanctuary was first frequented by the Etruscans and the Sabines and then became part of Rome during its first expansion into the territories to the east. Locus Feroniae was reached by the ancient Via Tiberina which followed the course of the River Tiber.
The excavations of the ancient Roman city have revealed the remains of a rectangular forum onto which a basilica, two temples and a pedestrian boulevard with tabernacle, stores and shops. From the mosaics found in stores you can trace back to the type of activities that took place.
At the center of the court apparently, there was a statue of the emperor. The city was also equipped with an amphitheatre with a capacity of about 5000 people, with attached baths frigidarium (cold pool), tepidarium (warm pool), caldarium (hot pool) and a school.
The museum of the excavations retains a large number of high-value artifacts with statues and inscriptions. The excavations of the town that are bordered with those of Villa dei Volusii, which is located within the Servizio Feronia Ovest dell'Autosole (gas station) (at the Fiano Romano exit).
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