2 Stop 2 of 8 on Emperors Behaving Badly

The Domus Aurea (Nero's Golden House)

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"You're on the Oppian Hill, in a quiet park with pine trees and joggers. Underneath your feet, buried in the hillside, is what's left of the single most extravagant private home ever built by a Roman — the Domus Aurea, the Golden House of the emperor Nero. Let's clear up the famous part first. Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned."

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The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Emperors Behaving Badly

Emperors Behaving Badly

8 stops · 25 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full Emperors Behaving Badly route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Domus Aurea (Nero's Golden House)
  3. 3 The Colosseum
  4. 4 The Arch of Constantine
  5. 5 The House of the Vestals (Roman Forum)
  6. 6 Palatine Hill
  7. 7 Circus Maximus
  8. 8 The Reveal

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This is just one of 8 stops on the Emperors Behaving Badly tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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