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Inside Nero’s golden palace: Rome reopens the Domus Aurea after years of restoration

Video. Refurbished Golden Palace of Emperor Nero reopens in Rome

Updated: 05/03/2025 - 15:37 GMT+1

Roman Emperor Nero is most famous in popular imagination for playing the fiddle while Rome burned. Now his grand royal residence is once again open to the public.

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