 It is notable that the road had to be resurfaced on a number of occasions after suffering from floods.Forum Fulvii flourished between the second century BCE and the third century CE; it was a centre for trade (the Tanaro, as well as the Via Fulvia, was an important means of transportation) and the artisanal manufacture of glass ("see" Roman glass), ceramics and iron goods.It is likely that the Roman settlement was abandoned as a result of repeated flooding