 The remains date back to about 65,000 years ago and are the oldest finds in the area of Rome.In the Middle Ages Monte Mario was located on the Via Francigena; pilgrims referred to it as "Mons Gaudii" (Latin for "Mount of the Joy").The Via Francigena came from the Leonine City and continued towards La Giustiniana and then La Storta; then, having passed Isola Farnese, it continued north.