The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ...

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A SPANISH sculptor has created the first life like 3D reconstruction of the tyrant Roman emperor Nero – revealing a “ginger double-chinned tyrant”. The life like bust, complete with ginger hair and ...

It's being called the Hall of the Peacock due to a pair of male birds depicted in vivid pigments on the south wall.

Ruins of a private theater belonging to the 1st century Roman Emperor Nero have been unearthed in the Italian capital just meters from the Vatican, in what experts are calling an “exceptional” find.

Notorious for being a cruel megalomaniac tyrant who persecuted early Christians, had his stepbrother, two of his wives and even his own mother murdered, Rome's fifth emperor, Nero, has never been held ...

The long-lost ruins of Roman Emperor Nero's private theater were discovered this week, solving a mystery that had stumped archeologists for decades. The ruins are believed to be where the infamous ...

Roman emperor Nero is depicted in history as a bloody tyrant who slept with his mother, killed two of his wives and 'fiddled' while Rome burnt. He also said to have practised singing and recited ...

The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother, by John William Waterhouse. Image: Public Domain/{{PD-US}}/WikiCommons As a new rock musical sets out ...

Nero is thought to have been responsible for the Great Fire of Rome, which caused widespread devastation after it burnt the city for six days. A SPANISH sculptor has created the first life like 3D ...