Atina, città che domina l’intera valle di Comino, famosa per l’appellativo “potens” tributatogli da Virgilio per il coraggio dimostrato dai suoi uomini nelle lotte tra il Sannio e i Romani, appare circondata da una cinta muraria in opera poligonale particolarmente interessante sia per la grande estensione perimetrale (circa 8000 metri), che per la posizione, strategicamente interessante. Recenti studi hanno permesso di individuare due estesissimi circuiti murari: il più esterno, comprende Monte Morrone e il Colle; mentre il secondo più interno aggira completamente la collina di Santo Stefano, unanimemente interpretata come Arx.
Tracce rilevanti di tale circuito murario volsco-sannita, datate al IV-III secolo a.C., si notano proprio sulla collina di Santo Stefano e nel piazzale antistante il cimitero. Vicino sorgevano diverse porte delle quali molto imponente doveva essere la Porta Aurea, la principale della città.
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