Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...

Ruins of a private theater belonging to the 1st century Roman Emperor Nero have been unearthed in the Italian capital just meters from the Vatican, in what experts are calling an “exceptional” find.

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The ancient ruins of Roman Emperor Nero’s private theater were discovered in Rome, according to multiple reports, giving archaeologists access to a historical site that had eluded them for years.

Archaeologists are fawning over the discovery of what they believe to be the Roman emperor Nero’s personal theater. The theater includes a seating section, storage rooms, and plenty of ornate ...

Archeologists in Rome said Wednesday that ruins of Nero’s Theater, an ancient theater erected by the Roman emperor, were unearthed under an area that will serve as the garden of a new Four Seasons ...

Nearly 2,000 years after he held sway over ancient Rome, a notorious emperor is again causing outrage. The reason: Italian authorities approved construction of a massive stage amid the ruins over the ...