 In 1831, the "Tabula Alimentaria Ligurum Baebianorum" was found in the Macchia district of Circello; it is an artifact dating from the year 101 AD, which lists the names of local landowners who had committed to investing in a fund for needy children that was established by the emperor Trajan.According to the tablet, the interest rate was set at 2.5%.The tablet was found in 1831 by Giosuè De Agostini at his own farm, and it was transcribed for the first time in 1845 by Raffaele Garrucci.