12/13/2023 0 Comments Nero golden palace![]() Lastly, the reasoning behind foul play being involved can be made moot – since the fire started only two days after a full moon, which would have made the task of identifying the arsonists very easy. Historically, he was quite fond of this abode and even proceeded to salvage many of the marble works that were later used inside Domus Aurea. Furthermore, parts of Nero’s own palace – Domus Transitoria, were destroyed by the engulfing flames. ![]() Now, obviously, this had led many to accuse Nero of starting the fire, as he would have gained some leverage over the real-estate situation of the capital.īut many of these allegations are possibly unsubstantiated – mainly because the original fire started on the other side of the Palatine Hill, almost a kilometer away from where the founding stone of Domus Aurea was laid. ![]() How so? Well, as we fleetingly mentioned earlier, the fire managed to destroy many grand buildings inside Rome, while at the same time ‘clearing the way’ along large city zones for future construction projects. It is pretty safe to assess that the Golden House ( Domus Aurea) wouldn’t have existed if the Great Fire of Rome didn’t occur on the night between 18th and 19th July in the year 64 AD. ![]()
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