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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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2.4-Kilogram Chunk Of Egyptian Blue Pigment Found At Nero's Infamous Party Palace
On the grounds of Emperor Nero’s grand palace, where legendary parties once shocked and amazed, archaeologists have uncovered ...
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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 ...
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A Huge Chunk of Prized Egyptian Blue Pigment Is Uncovered in Nero’s Palace
Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...
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Nero’s Statue at Corinth: A Relic of Rome’s Gift of Freedom
The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ancient Greece.
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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 ...
Archaeology breakthrough as 'Egyptian blue' ingot found in historic site
Archaeologists working at Emperor Nero’s grand palace in Rome, known as Domus Aurea, uncovered a rare and rather big Egyptian blue ingot. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman emperor, ...
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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Ancient Rome - KS2
Ancient Rome brought in people and influences from ... When my husband died, he left his kingdom both to me and the Roman emperor, Nero, to share. It was meant to keep the peace between us.
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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 ...
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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, mostly silver denarii from ... the hoard reflects a tumultuous period in Roman history. At the time, the Roman Empire, under Nero, was ...