 In Roman times, the road was strengthened with the construction of a road from Novara to Ossola, as evidenced by the numerous Roman findings that punctuate the most probable route.Finally, we cannot forget the paths that could easily lead from Cusio to Verbano, which in prehistoric times was the most important commercial route between the Adriatic and the Alps with Ticino and the Po.In 1992, while a fence was being installed around the cemetery of Ameno in Borgo del Magnanoa, a significant quantity of ceramic material from the Bronze Age was found by Walter Baronchelli.