Domus Aurea

Domus Aurea
Overall plan of Domus Aurea
Domus Aurea is located in Rome
Domus Aurea
Domus Aurea
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LocationRegione III Isis et Serapis
Coordinates41°53′29″N 12°29′43″E / 41.89139°N 12.49528°E / 41.89139; 12.49528
TypeRoman villa
History
BuilderNero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Foundedc. 64–68 AD

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.[1]

It replaced and extended his Domus Transitoria that he had built as his first palace complex on the site.[2][3]

  1. ^ Roth (1993)
  2. ^ Andrea Carandini, Le case del potere nell'antica Roma, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2010, ISBN 978-88-420-9422-7 p 251
  3. ^ Filippo Coarelli, Roma, Bari & Roma, Laterza, 2012 p 228