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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.
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Colossal statues which were examples of Ancient Greek sculpture or Roman sculpture. Colossal statues are defined as large statues of figures of humans or animals. As a rough guide, "colossal" means two times lifesize or more in this context.
Otho used "Nero" as a surname and reerected many statues to Nero. [115] Vitellius overthrew Otho. Vitellius began his reign with a large funeral for Nero complete with songs written by Nero. [116] After Nero's death in AD 68, there was a widespread belief, especially in the eastern provinces, that he was not dead and somehow would return. [117]
10.3 Statues. 10.4 Tombs. 10.5 Mausoleums. ... Amphitheater of Nero; ... Colossus of Nero; Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius; Tombs
The Colossus of Rhodes straddling over the harbor, painting by Ferdinand Knab, 1886. The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou) [a] was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by ...
An Ohio artist has forged a larger-than-life 15-foot-tall, $1 million bronze statue of President Trump that will tour the country before eventually ending up at a future Trump presidential library.
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