Emperor Vespasian used the space to build the Flavian Amphitheater, a.k.a. As early as emperor Vespasian, who ruled from 69 to 79 AD, the process of destroying the Domus had begun, and after a decade Nero’s home was stripped of its precious coverings. What Happened To Nero's Golden House After He Died?Īfter Nero's death, the land of the Domus Aurea was returned to the Roman people by subsequent emperors, although due to its unpopularity this process took some time. He committed suicide in the year 68 AD by stabbing himself in the throat. Grotesque, 'Chamber of The Sphinx,' Domus Aurea, 6568 C.E. Finally the Senate officially deposed Nero and he fled from his palace without protection. 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. Nero began to lose support with governors and military leaders no longer recognizing Nero’s authority and pledging their loyalty to the Roman Senate and people. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Domus Aurea. It took the place of the Domus Transitoria (q.v. Helped in large part because of his unpopularity. From Platner & Ashby’s (1929) Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome: Domus Aurea: a huge palace built by Nero after the fire of 64 A.D.
Although there is disagreement over whether or not Nero was actually in Rome at the time of the fire, the expression that Nero fiddled while Rome burned speaks more to his unpopularity and depravity as he is written as having practiced every sort of obscenity, ranging from incest to cruelty to animals to homicide. These were Colle Oppio, Circo Massimo and Palatine. The Archaeological Park of the Colosseum is not just an archaeological site, but also a large green area that extends for more than 40 hectares in the heart of the city of Rome. Emperor Nero and His Golden PalaceĪs mentioned above, The Great Fire of Rome devastated the city in 64 AD and burned for seven nights and during that time 3 of the city’s 14 regions were destroyed. The Domus Aurea is also called the Golden House and is considered the most extravagant construction in the history of ancient Rome. The villa was destroyed after Nero's death, but the surviving part of the Domus Aurea, hidden by the Baths of Trajan, had been included in the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO in 1980.
The Great Fire of Rome devastated the city in 64 AD and destroyed a large part of the urban center, which allowed the emperor to expropriate about 200 acres and build his palace, which stretched between the hills of Palatine, Esquiline and Celio.
0 kommentar(er)
