Via Appia; Rome; Italy.The villa was built by the rich and cultured brothers Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus and Sextus Quintilius Condianus (consuls in 151 AD) and included extensive thermae fed by its own aqueduct; built in the fourth century; when the villa was Imperial property: The emperor Commodus coveted the villa strongly enough to put to death its owners in 182 and confiscate it for himself.The nymphaeum of the Villa of the Quintili; which served as its entrance; Via Appia.Photo; 2019.