Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as just Nero, was not the best of Roman Emperors. In fact, on most lists of Roman Emperors, he would rank somewhere near the bottom.

In no small part, this is due to how he reacted after the greatest fire ever to engulf Rome and what he built in its aftermath.

Learn more about the Domus Aurea, or Nero’s Golden House, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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