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It has not proved possible to establish the site of the church with any greater certainty. [3] The only known possible depiction of the Domus Aurea is the Megalopsychia Hunt Mosaic, or "Yakto mosaic", from the second half of the fifth century, [4] found in the ancient suburb of Antioch, Daphne (Yakto). Part of the border of this hunt scene ...
The Domus Aurea (Latin, "Golden House") was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome after the great fire in 64 AD had destroyed a large part of the city. [1] It replaced and extended his Domus Transitoria that he had built as his first palace complex on the site. [2] [3]
The structure represents a transition in Roman secular architecture between the octagonal dining room of the Domus Aurea and the dome of the Pantheon, and the architecture of nearby Byzantine churches. The diameter of the hall was approximately 24 meters, and the height was 33 meters.
The estimated magnitude for the earthquake is 7.0 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. [1] It was followed by 18 months of aftershocks. [3] Intensity estimates on the Mercalli scale are: VIII–IX for Antioch; [1] [3] VII for both Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, and the port town of Seleucia Pieria.
People from many different social spheres, including the emperor himself, are present to watch the burning, which takes place in front of the Domus Aurea. The motif is based on the descriptions by Suetonius and Tacitus of the torture of Christians, [1] such as the following: Mockery of every sort was added to their deaths.
Location of the Colossus (in red near the center) on a map of Rome. The Colossus of Nero (Colossus Neronis) was a 30-metre (98 ft) bronze statue that the Emperor Nero (37–68 AD) created in the vestibule of his Domus Aurea, the imperial villa complex which spanned a large area from the north side of the Palatine Hill, across the Velian ridge to the Esquiline Hill in Rome.
Golden House, or Domus Aurea, was a large palace built by the Emperor Nero in the heart of ancient Rome. Golden House or The Golden House may also refer to: The Golden House, a tourist attraction in Hong Kong; The Golden House, a 2017 novel by Salman Rushdie; Golden House, a 2010 South Korean television series
The church of Cassian, now referred to as Hagios Petros (i.e. St. Peter), was also reconstructed after the Hagia Sophia by Patriarch John III Polites who was ordered to do so by Emperor Basil II. [10] When Ibn Butlan visited and lived in the church in the middle of the 11th century, the church had many servants and administrators. [5]