Nero’s grand palace reopens: Visitors can now explore the legendary Domus Aurea Roman Emperor Nero is most famous in popular imagination for playing the fiddle while Rome burned. Now his grand ...

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 ...

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 archaeologists happened upon a secret chamber “decorated with panthers, centaurs and a delightful sphinx” inside of Nero’s famous Domus Aurea (Golden House) while they were doing ...

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 ...

From the palace of Domus Aurea to the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, few cities are better for uncovering the legacy of the Roman Empire. Here are eight hidden gems to explore. Currently trending is ...

Archaeologists working at Emperor Nero’s grand palace in Rome, known as Domus Aurea, uncovered a rare and rather big Egyptian blue ingot. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman ...

The monumental Domus Aurea, the palatial residence built by Emperor Nero in the heart of Rome, continues to unveil fascinating secrets. Recent archaeological research has brought to light a unique ...

Archaeologists came across a room covered with depictions of mythical creatures The newly discovered room of the Nero Domus Aurea ... the frescoes with a view to embarking upon a further stage ...