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Remains of Roman emperor Nero’s theater found in Rome
Archaeologists from the Special Superintendence of Rome have uncovered the remains of Nero’s Theater, in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Rovere, a Renaissance building in Rome, Italy. It was an imperial structure that had been described in ancient Roman texts but had never been located before.
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In 60/61, Boudica led the Iceni and other British tribes in revolt. They destroyed Camulodunum (modern Colchester), earlier the capital of the Trinovantes, but at that time a colonia for discharged Roman soldiers. Upon hearing of the revolt, the Roman governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus hurried from the island of Mona (modern...
"What an artist dies with me!" The Roman Emperor Nero (AD 54 until AD 68) reportedly uttered those famous last words before his death in exile. Archaeologists in Italy report the discovery of ancient ruins that are believed to be Nero's theater under the garden of a future Four Seasons Hotel just steps away from the Vatican.
The first woman to burn down London - Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, defeated over 70,000 Roman troops and almost drove Nero from Britain (en.wikipedia.org)
In 60/61, Boudica led the Iceni and other British tribes in revolt. They destroyed Camulodunum (modern Colchester), earlier the capital of the Trinovantes, but at that time a colonia for discharged Roman soldiers. Upon hearing of the revolt, the Roman governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus hurried from the island of Mona (modern...
Emperor Nero’s lost theatre found under site of hotel in Rome (www.theguardian.com)
Archaeologists hail ‘exceptional finds’ at venue whose existence was previously known only from mentions in ancient texts
Ancient Ruins Of Nero's Theater Discovered Under Garden Near Vatican - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
"What an artist dies with me!" The Roman Emperor Nero (AD 54 until AD 68) reportedly uttered those famous last words before his death in exile. Archaeologists in Italy report the discovery of ancient ruins that are believed to be Nero's theater under the garden of a future Four Seasons Hotel just steps away from the Vatican.