Domus Aurea
(The Golden House of Nero)
Liam Dougan
General
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Built in the center of
Rome
Covered space on
Palatine, Esquiline and
Caelian Hills
Estimated 200 acres
Construction
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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
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Nero committed suicide
in 68 AD
Damnatio Memoriae of
Nero ordered
Domus Aurea stripped
of marble, jewels and
ivory
All was built over
Renaissance
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Artists of the time found
Domus Aurea
Raphael and
Michaelangelo
influenced by the art
Today
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Parts are open to public
Much of it still
undiscovered
Bibliography
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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