The origins of the town of Terracina are lost to time, as the area was probably inhabited for many centuries even before the Romans conquered it during the fifth century B.C. On the hill overlooking the town, the first known constructions were erected in the 3rd century B.C., and maybe consisted of just a small sanctuary. In the early first century B.C., a large monumental complex rose on the hill. The complex contained the new larger temple and a military camp to control the nearby Via Appia, an important road…
