At the eastern edge of the city, a monumental staircase leads up to the so-called Minor Acropolis, perched on a small hill overlooking the Pontine Plain. Here once stood a small sacred complex, partially enclosed by walls and partially by artificial terraces. At the summit stand two temples, of which only the polygonal stone foundations have survived.
The deities to whom they were dedicated are unknown; they are therefore referred to as the Tempio Maggiore (Large Temple) and Tempio Minore (Small Temple). The Large Temple, aligned with the staircase, was the main building, dominating the entire terrace. It had a rectangular plan with a spacious inner cell and a deep pronaos, possibly preceded by columns. Its upper parts were likely built of perishable materials such as wood and mudbricks, with the roof decorated using architectural terracottas.
The visible structures date to the late 3rd and early 2nd centuries BC, though traces of an earlier sacred building lie beneath them. The Small Temple, oriented orthogonally to the Large Temple, followed a similar but more modest design. Here, as with Large Temple, only the base survives, while the upper structure was likely built using the same lightweight materials. Remnants of a frontal staircase reveal the access route. This temple is also dated to the 3rd and 2nd century BC.
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