Villa of the Quintili
Via 12.5827 Appia Antica, Rome 00178 - Italy
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The remains of the nymphaeum in Villa dei Quintili remained a mystery till 1828, when some aquatic Pan pipes were found with, engraved on them, the name Sextus Quintilius Condiano and Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus. The brothers were famous for their wealth and for being consuls in AD 151 but were killed by Emperor Commodus in AD 182 who believed the’d plotted against him and confiscated the villa.The first excavations in the villa were carried out in the 18th Century, commissioned by Pius VI and sculptures, portraits, marbles, and mosaics were found which were then transferred into the Papal residences. The brothers were famous for their wealth and for being consuls in AD 151 but were killed by Emperor Commodus in AD 182 who believed the’d plotted against him and confiscated the villa.The first excavations in the villa were carried out in the 18th Century, commissioned by Pius VI and sculptures, portraits, marbles, and mosaics were found which were then transferred into the Papal residences.
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