The area around Vilamoura, in which the remains of this Roman villa can be found, has been occupied with human activity for thousands of years. Graves dating back to the
Bronze Age were discovered in the municipality in the Casão vineyard. during the 2nd century, the region of the Algarve fell under the domain of Rome, under the rule of
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14). The region was integrated into the
Province of Lusitania, and reorganized into three
civitas: Balsa (
Luz de Tavira), Ossonoba (
Faro) and Ciuitas, whose capital was either Cilpes (
Silves) or more probably at Lacobriga (
Lagos). A group of silos from the Moorish period, in the interior of the Roman houses, support continuous occupation after the Romans. It was included in the
Programa de Valorização e Divulgação Turística: Itinerários Arqueológicos do Alentejo e Algarve (Touristic Valorization Program) in 1999, by the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism, and the Secretary-of-State for Culture. Consequently, in 2000, an interpretive centre, under the supervision of architect Fernando Galhano was constructed to support tourism, to be operated by the IPPR (later the
Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico-IGESPAR). ==Architecture==