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Nero's Domus Aurea: A Grand Palace of Extravagance and Intrigue

Explore the opulent Domus Aurea, Nero's grand palace with stunning wall paintings, an oculus, and lavish features like rotating ceilings and heavenly frescos. Learn about the emperor's controversial reign and the luxurious lifestyle within this ancient wonder.

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Nero's Domus Aurea: A Grand Palace of Extravagance and Intrigue

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  1. Nero’s Domus Aurea “At last I can begin to live like a human being”

  2. The Emperor Nero

  3. Portrait Bust of Nero from Cap. Museum • The city burned for 9 days • Nero’s Domus Aurea was built after the fire • Historians blame Nero for the fire

  4. Nero

  5. Graffito

  6. Map of Rome

  7. The Lower Story • Three main blocks separated by trapezoidal courts • 150 rooms • Water features in this part of the house

  8. The Lower Story

  9. The Upper Story • Octagonal room • Used for summer dining • Baths supplied sea and sulfer water

  10. The Upper Story

  11. The Oculus

  12. The Domus Aurea • Prior to the restoration • 120 foot statue of Nero at entrance • Grounds originally covered the area where the colosseum is today

  13. Plan of Domus Aurea

  14. Wall Paintings

  15. Wall Paintings

  16. Features of the Property • Zoo • Enormous Lake • Giant statue of Nero

  17. Nero’s Dining Room • Dining Room had rotating ceiling? • Guests saw the constellations • Scented perfume and flowers fell from the sky

  18. The Oculus • Design similar to Pantheon • Main rotunda revolved day and night • Vault of heaven

  19. Ceiling Frescos • Famous for decorations • Painter was Famulus • Painted only a few hours a day and in his toga

  20. Extravagant Style • Vespacian destroyed part of the house • Drained the lake and built the colosseum • Later emperors took the art collection

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