Villa dei Quintili historical timeline

Two consular brothers built the biggest house in Rome's suburbs, an emperor had them killed for conspiracy, and then moved into it.

Chronology

1. AD 151 — Sextus Quintilius Condianus and Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus, members of a senatorial family, are consuls.
2. 2nd century AD — the complex at the fifth mile of the Via Appia Antica belongs to them, as a lead pipe bearing the name of the owners makes certain.
3. AD 182–183 — the Quintili are put to death on the orders of the emperor Commodus for having plotted a conspiracy against him; the residence is confiscated and becomes imperial property.
4. After AD 183 — Commodus himself and other emperors after him live in the villa, their presence visible in the imposing architecture, the richness of the sculptural decorations and the refinement of the wall and floor revetments in slabs of coloured marble.
5. Medieval period — the monumental nymphaeum of the entrance garden is transformed into a fortress.
6. Today — the villa is part of the Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica, and an Antiquarium in the modern farmhouse holds sculptural and architectural pieces of great value found during the excavations.

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