After a devastating fire which destroyed much of the centre of Rome in 64 AD, the emperor Nero began building a new enormous residence, which because of its splendour went by the name of “Domus Aurea”, the Golden House. It became famous for the sumptuous decorations in which gold and precious stones were added to stuccos, paintings, and coloured marbles and the colossal statue of the emperor in the garments of the Sun God.
After Nero’s death, his successors decided to erase all traces of the emperor and his villa, so they were forgotten and they remained unknown until the Renaissance.
The virtual visit, in English, will be held on Zoom.