Many works of art, such as the Ponte Achille (Achille’s bridge), dating back to the Roman age, were destroyed by the German armed forces during the defence of the Gustav Line, in World War II. The Germans took away, as spoils, many ruins of the Italic necropolis of Campo Consolino located below the village, which counted 1400 tombs on a total amount of 12,000 tombs.
During World War II, the German army destroyed numerous works of art, including the Ponte Achille (Achille's bridge), dating back to Roman times, in their defense of the Gustav Line. They also took away many ruins from the Italic necropolis of Campo Consolino, which had 1400 tombs out of a total of 12,000.