Imperial standards, lances and glass spheres were possibly hidden there before his decisive battle at Milvian Bridge in 312 AD with Constantine.

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was Western Roman Emperor from 306 to 312. His defeat by Constantine at Milvian Bridge paved the way for the eventual Christianisation of the Roman Empire.

After Maxentius' defeat and death, his hoard's location was lost. Rcent work by archaeologists uncovered the cache.

Archaeologosts also recently uncovered a grotto on the Palatine Hill believed to be the cave where Rome's mythical founders, Romulus and Remus, were purportedly suckled by a wolf.

Many sites on the hill have been under-explored and parts of the hill are off-limits to the public as efforts are taken to prevent them from crumbling away.