and its interior walls, vaults, and ceilings boasted colorful frescos by the artist Famulus. Today, the Domus Aurea is a shadow of its former self, having been seized, abandoned, then buried in ...

(Marco Ansaloni) A member of the team restoring and conserving the interior of the Domus Aurea works in the Great Cryptoporticus of the palace’s east wing, a massive space with frescoed walls ...

After Nero’s death, the Domus Aurea was seen as the emperor’s folly, and the structure’s interior was completely filled in. A public park for all Romans to enjoy was built on top.

Nero is remembered as the insane and infamous emperor of Rome. He is known for persecuting the early Christians and for his bizarre shenanigans that eventually led to his being overthrown.

Beginning Saturday, visitors to the buried Domus Aurea (Golden House) will be able to don headsets to get a closer look at the frescoes on its 12-meter- (40-ft)-high walls. The palace was built in ...

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.

Its name, “Domus Aurea,” means “golden house.” It’s hard to believe it was once colorful and flooded with light. But now, modern technology is letting tourists peek into the past.

In Rome, archaeologists at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero's grand palace, have made a striking discovery: an uncommonly large Egyptian blue ingot. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ...

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 ...

A mysterious underground chamber has been discovered under the palace of Roman Emperor Nero, a secret that had been kept for almost 2,000 years. The chamber, which was found by archaeologists who ...

The main palace of the "Domus Aurea" or "House of Gold" complex, which once included an artificial lake where the Colosseum now stands, was closed in 2005 for emergency repairs and briefly ...