Domus Aurea (The Golden House of Nero)
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Domus Aurea
(The Golden House of Nero)
Liam Dougan
General
Built in the center of
Rome
Covered space on
Palatine, Esquiline and
Caelian Hills
Estimated 200 acres
Construction
Construction ordered
by Emperor Nero after
Great Fire of Rome
4 years (64-68 AD)
A party house with
more than 300 rooms
After Nero’s Death
Nero committed suicide
in 68 AD
Damnatio Memoriae of
Nero ordered
Domus Aurea stripped
of marble, jewels and
ivory
All was built over
Renaissance
Artists of the time found
Domus Aurea
Raphael and
Michaelangelo
influenced by the art
Today
Parts are open to public
Much of it still
undiscovered
Bibliography
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/2
37684/Golden-House-of-Nero
http://www.tickitaly.com/galleries/domusaurea-rome.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domus_Aurea