1. Domus Aurea (The Golden House of Nero) Liam Dougan

2. General Built in the center of Rome Covered space on Palatine, Esquiline and Caelian Hills Estimated 200 acres

3. Construction Construction ordered by Emperor Nero after Great Fire of Rome 4 years (64-68 AD) A party house with more than 300 rooms

4. After Nero’s Death Nero committed suicide in 68 AD Damnatio Memoriae of Nero ordered Domus Aurea stripped of marble, jewels and ivory All was built over

5. Renaissance Artists of the time found Domus Aurea Raphael and Michaelangelo influenced by the art

6. Today Parts are open to public Much of it still undiscovered

7. Bibliography http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/2 37684/Golden-House-of-Nero http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/2 37684/Golden-House-of-Nero http://www.tickitaly.com/galleries/domus- aurea-rome.php http://www.tickitaly.com/galleries/domus- aurea-rome.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domus_Aurea