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A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
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A Huge Chunk of Prized Egyptian Blue Pigment Is Uncovered in Nero’s Palace
Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...
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Archaeologists uncover rare 4000-year-old stone in Emperor Nero's palace
In Rome, archaeologists at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero's grand palace, have made a striking discovery ... The finding of this Egyptian blue ingot bridges two significant periods in art history: the ...
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Rethinking Nero
Not to suggest that Nero was himself a great emperor—but that he was better ... with an aptitude for art rather than war. His sly and ambitious mother, Agrippina, was accused of plotting to ...
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Bust of Nero during his reign
Sensitive and handsome, Nero (37 – 68 AD / reigned 54 – 68 AD) started out well as emperor. But his early promise gave way to wild extravagance and murder. His rule ended as violently as it ...
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Nero to zero: The rise and fall of a brutal Roman emperor
The Roman emperor Nero is known as one of history’s most brutal and eccentric leaders. He is said to have killed his mother, stepbrother and wives, persecuted Christians and squandered a fortune ...