The oldest settlements, Iron Age hut villages, appear to have risen long before the eighth century B.C.E., on the Roman hills around what was once a depression by an ancient ford of the river Tiber.
Kawasan permukiman yang tertua, sekumpulan pondok ala Zaman Besi, tampaknya mulai terbentuk lama sebelum abad kedelapan SM, di perbukitan Roma di sekitar apa yang dulunya adalah lembah di pinggir Sungai Tiber.