Domus Aurea, Golden House of Nero

Date Submitted: 11/28/2002 16:39:29
Category: / History
Length: 7 pages (1869 words)
In AD 64, Nero set fire to the city of Rome. The exact reasons he did it are not fully known. It is thought that he partly did for poetic or artistic purposes, or for the purpose of clearing away a city that had currently dissatisfied him. In its place however he did rebuild a better Rome, for the most part that is. A large portion, and arguably too large of a portion, was expropriated for …
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