Rome reopens the Domus Aurea after years of restoration ...

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...

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Rome burned while Nero played his fiddle. That is an adage or saying that we can learn a lot from. This is why learning a little history can be important. Nero was the emperor of Rome in 64 AD.

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Roman Emperor Nero is most famous in popular imagination for playing the fiddle while Rome burned. Now his grand royal residence is once again open to the public.