The Domus Aurea was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome after the great fire in 64 AD had destroyed a large part of the city.
Fresco from the Golden House of Nero, removed in 1668. The painting has considerable over-painting and is not in its original state.
Overlay of Trajan's baths on the Oppian Hill
Opus sectile from the Domus Aurea
Reconstruction of the "golden vault" by Vincenzo Brenna
Nero was Roman emperor from AD 54 until his suicide in AD 68, as the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Domus Aurea
…The Domus Aurea (Latin, "Golden House") was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome after the great fire in 64 AD had destroyed a large part of the city. It replaced and extended…
Roman marble head of Nero from an oversized statue, Glyptothek museum
Statue of Nero in his birthplace of Anzio, Italy
Relief from the Sebasteion depicting Nero and his mother, Agrippina