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.
Overlay of Trajan's baths on the Oppian Hill
Opus sectile from the Domus Aurea
Sala della Sfinge (Sphinx Hall), discovered in 2018
Fresco of sea-horses in the Sala della Sfinge
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from ADÂ 54 until his death in AD 68.
Head of Nero from an oversized statue. Glyptothek, Munich
Statue of Nero in his birthplace of Anzio, Italy
Relief from the Sebasteion depicting Nero and his mother, Agrippina
Bust of Nero as pharaoh