A Pigment That Defined the Renaissance Was Just Discovered in the Ruins of Nero’s ‘Golden House’
The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...
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Hidden Vault Unearthed Beneath the Ruins of Roman Emperor Nero’s Palace, Featured an Array of Murals
Archaeologists have made a stunning discovery beneath the ruins of Emperor Nero’s sprawling palace, unearthing a hidden vault that has remained buried for nearly 2,000 years. Dubbed the ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as 2,000-year-old coin solves mystery of 'fake' Roman Emperor
The gold coin was discovered over 300 years ago in Transylvania, but up until recently it was kept tucked away in a museum ...
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Emperor Hadrian Brings the World to Rome
The first Roman emperor to wear a full beard ... The relocation of Hadrian’s permanent palace to Tibur, about 20 miles northeast of Rome, had a clear rationale behind it. Various members ...
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Excavation work starts on ruins of Valerian’s Palace in Bishapur
TEHRAN - A new phase of archaeological excavations has commenced on the ruins of Valerian’s Palace in the ancient city of ...
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Nero to zero: The rise and fall of a brutal Roman emperor
The Roman emperor Nero is known as one of history ... persecuted Christians and squandered a fortune on a huge palace. At the same time, he organised games and chariot races and performed ...
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Bust of Nerva the Emperor
Seeking revenge, the Praetorian Guard stormed the palace and demanded that ... It was also very successful. As emperor, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to become larger than ever before.
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Bust of Claudius in later life
Unexpectedly, the family fool had become emperor. Discovered trembling in the palace by one of his own ... Britain had resisted Roman rule for over a century, but was conquered by Claudius ...