The Domus Aurea: Nero's Extravagant & Decadent Party Villa . The palace had a massive golden dome and its ceilings were filled with semi-precious stones while the complex was furnished with ivory ...

The Domus Aurea, also known as the Golden House, was an opulent ancient palace once belonging to the Emperor Nero, Rome's most infamous emperor. Though once an ancient residence and political ...

The cavernous space was once above ground, the grand home of Emperor Nero, and considered one of the most magnificent palaces ever built. Its name, “Domus Aurea,” means “golden house.” ...

When Nero’s imperial palace was completed in the 1st century C.E., it was without peer. Occupying acres upon Rome’s Oppian Hill, the grand Domus Aurea, or Golden House, encompassed a rambling ...

A mysterious underground chamber has been discovered under the palace of Roman Emperor Nero, ... was built after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 A.D. Known as "the Golden House" or Domus Aurea, ...

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 the nearly 2,000 ...

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a chunk of Egyptian blue ingot, an example of the opulence of the palace itself.

Nero’s successors attempted to obliterate not only the emperor’s memory, but also all traces of the Domus Aurea, and to return to public use, land he had seized for his private projects.

In the ruins of Rome’s opulent Domus Aurea palace, archaeologists have uncovered an array of ancient pigments used by artisans to paint the walls of the emperor Nero’s stately marble home with ...