More than 1,300 coins buried during Roman emperor Nero's reign found in England
A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, has been discovered in a pot by a metal detectorist in Worcestershire, a county in England.
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A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
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Hoard of silver Denarii from Nero, Claudius era found in British treasure hoard
A metal detectorist uncovered the hoard of 1,368 ancient coins ... At the time, the Roman Empire, under Nero, was struggling to maintain control over England following the earlier invasion ...
Ruins of oldest Roman basilica ever found in London uncovered on construction site in heart of U.K. capital
Archaeologists say the remnants of an ancient Roman basilica unearthed in the heart of London are "one of the most significant discoveries" in years.
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Archaeologists Uncover Unusually Large Chunk of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ in Nero’s Palace
Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s vast imperial residence in ancient Rome, have discovered containers still carrying the splendid pigments artisans used to decorate the ...
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Exceptional Discovery in Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome: Pigments and a Massive Ingot of Egyptian Blue
The monumental Domus Aurea, the palatial residence built by Emperor Nero in the heart of Rome ... Egyptian blue spread throughout the ancient Mediterranean and became an essential element in Roman ...
What Rome, London and Chicago can teach a devastated L.A.
Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.
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Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
Two tanks found at the ancient pigment workshop ... a palace built in Rome about 2,000 years ago under the rule of Emperor Nero. Little of the palace has survived. Excavations at the 2,000 ...
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Roman emperor quiz: Test your knowledge on the rulers of the ancient empire
The Roman emperors held vast wealth and control in the ancient world ... bad — such as Caligula (ruled from A.D. 37 to 41) and Nero (ruled from A.D. 54 to 68) — but history judges a few ...