Recent excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of a rare blue pigment that hint at the palace’s former glory. When Nero’s imperial palace ...

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a chunk of Egyptian blue ingot, an example of the opulence of the palace itself.

Cutting-edge technology is helping bring ancient Rome back to life. Visitors at historic sites thousands of years old can now use virtual reality headsets to see what they once looked like. Digital ...

The Roman artist Fabullus conceived of even the smallest details of the Domus Aurea’s decoration, including paintings of mythical creatures, fanciful architecture, and naturalistic fauna.(Marco ...

Six years into a decade-long restoration effort, Italian authorities partially reopened Rome’s magnificent Domus Aurea (House of Gold) on Sunday, Reuters reports. The 300-room structure, now mostly ...

In the ruins of Rome’s opulent Domus Aurea palace, archaeologists have uncovered an array of ancient pigments used by artisans to paint the walls of the emperor Nero’s stately marble home with ...