Domus Aurea

Octagonal Hall

Domus Aurea ("Golden House" in Latin, because much of this precious metal was used in it) was the urban villa built by the Roman emperor Nero. after the great fire that devastated Rome in 64 AD. The destruction of a large part of the urban centre allowed the princeps to expropriate a total area of around 80 hectares and build a palace that extended between the Palatine, the Esquiline and the Celian hills.

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Domus Aurea

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Category Historical Architectures