Quintus Caecilius (born BC) was a Roman military leader known for his

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in Tampillium on the Quirinal Hill, which featured a beautiful hanging garden in oriental style, with towers and

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s surrounded by a grove of

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s. Other properties he was noted for owning include a house and a

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at the Fifth Mile of the

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, where he was buried. He was able to afford these luxuries from the favours he received during his campaign in

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, granted to him by his relative, perhaps his first cousin, Lucius Licinius Lucullus.

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, ''Rome Devant César'', p. 93 Not having issue, he

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his maternal nephew, the son of his sister Caecilia and her husband

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Titus Pomponius Atticus Titus Pomponius Atticus (November 110 BC – 31 March 32 BC; later named Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus Atticus) was a Roman editor, banker, and patron of letters, best known for his correspondence and close friendship with prominent Roman s ...

; who for that reason became called Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus Atticus.

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130s BC births Year of death unknown 2nd-century BC Romans Caecilii Year of birth uncertain {{AncientRome-bio-stub