Back Вила на Квинтилиите Bulgarian Vil·la dels Quintilis Catalan Villa der Quintilier German Villa de los Quintili Spanish Villa des Quintili French Villa Quintiliana ID Villa dei Quintili Italian Villa Quintiliana Latin Villa van de Quintilii Dutch Villa dos Quintílios Portuguese
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| Region | Lazio |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′53.143″N 12°33′8.935″E / 41.83142861°N 12.55248194°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Roman Imperial |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | Official website |
The Villa of the Quintilii (Italian: Villa dei Quintili) is a monumental ancient Roman villa situated along the Via Appia Antica just beyond the fifth milestone from Rome, Italy.
The remains of this villa suburbana are so impressive in size and area that before they were first excavated the site was called Roma Vecchia ("Old Rome") by the locals as it seemed to have been at least a town and its history was unknown.[1] The villa included extensive thermal baths and a nymphaeum both fed by its own aqueduct.
A grand terrace overlooking the Via Appia Nuova (which dates to 1784), beyond which the villa's grounds had extended, commands a fine view of the Castelli Romani district.
The site became state property only in the 1980s since when archaeology has begun to discover the detailed layout and functions of parts of the villa. Today the archaeological site includes a museum[2] exhibiting exquisite marble friezes and sculptures that once adorned the villa.
Most of the archaeological finds from previous centuries are in the Vatican Pio Clementino and several European museums (Paris, Munich, Dresden, etc.), and many are in the Torlonia private collection.
- ^ "A Walk along Via Appia Antica from Cecilia Metella to Torre in Selci". www.romeartlover.it. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Catalogued by Paola Brandizzi Vittucci, La collezione archeologica nel Casale di Roma Vecchia (Rome) 1982.