Villa of the Quintilians
The Quintilians' villa was a luxurious villa on the Via Appia outside Rome . It was built around 150 AD by the brothers Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus and Sextus Quintilius Condianus , who were consuls in 151. In 182 Emperor Commodus appropriated the villa after he had the brothers executed on the pretext that they had planned a conspiracy. He then expanded the villa into his residence.
The ruins of the villa now extend over a relatively large area between the Via Appia Antica and the Via Appia Nuova . The buildings date from the 2nd to the 4th century. The most striking part of the building is the rest of a large nymphaeum directly on the Via Appia Antica, which was originally the entrance to the complex. In the Middle Ages, this nymphaeum was converted into a fortress by the Counts of Tusculum to control the Via Appia.
literature
- Andreina Ricci (Ed.): La Villa dei Quintili. Fonti steps e Fonti figurate . Cester, Rome 1998, ISBN 8-88-658410-5 .
- Rita Paris: Via Appia. La Villa dei Quintili . Electa, Milan 2000, ISBN 8-84-357592-9 .
Web links
- Roman Monument Authority (Italian)
- Parco Regionale dell 'Appia Antica, pdf (Italian; 703 kB)
Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ′ 49 ″ N , 12 ° 33 ′ 4 ″ E