ROME (Reuters) - A section of Ancient Roman Emperor Nero's vast underground Domus Aurea (Golden House) was reopened to the public on Friday after extensive restoration and repair work to protect ...
Archaeologists working at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s grand palace in ancient Rome, have uncovered a rare and remarkable artifact: a large ingot of Egyptian blue, the world’s first synthetic ...
“Rome in Nero’s time had very narrow streets” and was ... And seized the charred remains of the Eternal City as the future site of his Golden House. “He lent himself to the label of ...
The most well-known landmark in Rome, the Flavian Amphitheater, better known by its medieval name, the Colosseum, was begun by Vespasian in 71 CE on land reclaimed for the people from an artificial ...