Archaeologists excavating a Renaissance building in Rome, Italy, have discovered the remains of Nero’s Theater, an imperial structure that has been described in ancient Roman texts, but never located.

People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater.Andrew Medichini/AP Archaeologists located the ruins of an ancient emperor's theater while digging up a garden in Rome.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A marble statue of Nero on loan from the Louvre in Paris is seen at the Landesmuseum in Germany in 2016. Harald Tittel/Picture ...

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.

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 ...

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The name Nero, like Madonna or Voltaire, needs little introduction. Even if you didn’t know that the Roman emperor’s full name was Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or that he succeeded the ...

Nero, Rome’s emperor from AD 54 to AD 68, adored the arts. And now, archaeologists finally have the chance to admire his artistry thanks to a find near the Vatican that they believe is his personal ...

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