Gaia Afrania's villa was the residence of Gaia Afrania in Memphis, Egypt, during the 1st century BCE. It was located east of the Temple of Hathor.
History
In 48 BCE, Gaia Afrania kidnapped children from the streets and sold them to slavery, after 'training' them in her villa. A local man named Nef sought to protect the children by offering them his own house as a safeplace. Nef also took in a teenager called Kawit; she sought to free the children Gaia Afrania had already caged, but was instead caught, too. Kawit was brought to Gaia's villa, along with Matia, and held there.[1]
One of the children, Iphri, caught the attention of the Medjay Bayek of Siwa, and asked his help in finding Kawit, and helping her. Bayek agreed, and ended up breaking into the villa, freeing Kawit and Matia, and discovering exchange between Gaia Afrania and an Alexandrian named Aemilius.[1]
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