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|description = The ruins of Emperor Nero's palace. | |description = The ruins of Emperor Nero's palace. | ||
||location = [[Antico District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | ||location = [[Antico District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | ||
|dateconstructed = 64 - 68 | |dateconstructed = 64 C.E. - 68 C.E. | ||
|functions = Palace | |functions = Palace | ||
|features = [[Lair of Romulus]] | |features = [[Lair of Romulus]] | ||
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Nero's Golden Palace was a lavish palace built by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] Emperor Nero after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE. Some people claim that he intentionally started the fire to make room for his palace on [[Esquilino|Esquiline Hill]]. It is also likely that Nero used the [[aqueducts]] to build his palace because they did not give water to [[civilians]] anymore for a time. | Nero's Golden Palace was a lavish palace built by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] Emperor Nero after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE. Some people claim that he intentionally started the fire to make room for his palace on [[Esquilino|Esquiline Hill]]. It is also likely that Nero used the [[aqueducts]] to build his palace because they did not give water to [[civilians]] anymore for a time. | ||
However, after Nero committed suicide in 68 | However, after Nero committed suicide in 68 C.E., the Roman Emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian built on top of Nero's Palace, effectively burying it. Finally, Emperor Trajan built his famous bath house on top of what was left of it, causing it to be forgotten about until the [[Renaissance]]. During this time, a pagan cult, the [[Followers of Romulus]], took over the ruined palace and kept one of their Romulus scrolls here until it was discovered by Ezio Auditore in 1500. | ||
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Revision as of 20:01, 23 December 2011
Nero's Golden Palace was a location hidden underneath Rome. It was underneath the Terme di Traiano and served as a Lair of Romulus. The Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze visited this Lair shortly after his arrival in Rome.
History
Nero's Golden Palace was a lavish palace built by the Roman Emperor Nero after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE. Some people claim that he intentionally started the fire to make room for his palace on Esquiline Hill. It is also likely that Nero used the aqueducts to build his palace because they did not give water to civilians anymore for a time.
However, after Nero committed suicide in 68 C.E., the Roman Emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian built on top of Nero's Palace, effectively burying it. Finally, Emperor Trajan built his famous bath house on top of what was left of it, causing it to be forgotten about until the Renaissance. During this time, a pagan cult, the Followers of Romulus, took over the ruined palace and kept one of their Romulus scrolls here until it was discovered by Ezio Auditore in 1500.
Database entry
Perhaps the best example of early Roman imperial machismo, Nero had this gaudy monstrosity built after the Great Fire of Rome. Thought to have been as big as 300 acres, this gilded and bejewelled palace contained vineyards, pastures with flocks, groves and a manmade lake. To top it off, Nero commissioned a 35 meter tall bronze statue of himself to be placed just outside the main entrance reassuring any doubters as to who exactly owned the building.
The palace was known as a party villa considering there were over 300 rooms, none of which were sleeping quarters. The list of ridiculous extravagances goes on forever, one standout being a mechanism, powered by slaves, that rotated the domed ceiling of the grand dining hall "as the heavens" while raining rose petals onto Nero's guests below.
