The history of the Mosaic of Tirana as have been thought: in the first century AD - have been part of a rural house; in the third century AD - is thought to have been replaced by a condominium complex, divided into two parts in the pars urban (residential part of the villa) and pars rustica (manufacturing part of the villa) which had also agricultural function; in the fourth and fifth centuries - a Paleo-Christian Basilica was built on this site. The church's architecture is simple, but with signs of geometry and design used to enhance the entrance leading to the altar on a long, straight axis. 
A relic object, during the transformation of the building, was placed with bricks and cross symbols, dating back to the period of Emperor Constantine I (306-337). Villa Rustica and the early Christian church known as Mosaic of Tirana are a significant example of the antiquity of this territory that was unintentionally discovered in 1972 during the construction of a brick building. The mosaic was declared a cultural monument in 1973 and it is the only archaeological monument within the city.