Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a murderous psychopath to a depraved tyrant. Is it time to reexamine this ...

In the years after the Emperor Nero was declared an enemy of the Roman state and committed suicide to avoid arrest by his own soldiers, several imposters exploited rumors that he was still living in ...

Sensitive and handsome, Nero (37 – 68 AD / reigned 54 – 68 AD) started out well as emperor. But his early promise gave way to wild extravagance and murder. His rule ended as violently as it had begun.

The story of Emperor Nero is one of the most infamous in the history of the Roman Empire filled with ambition, excess, and controversy. This video traces Nero’s rise to power, key events of his reign ...

Archaeologists in Rome think they may have found the ruins of Nero's theater, a first-century imperial performance space that was widely described in ancient Roman texts but whose whereabouts had ...

The long-lost ruins of Roman Emperor Nero's private theater were discovered this week, solving a mystery that had stumped archeologists for decades. The ruins are believed to be where the infamous ...

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.

Archaeologists have discovered a hidden vault in the ruins of Roman Emperor Nero's sprawling palace, hidden under the hills near Rome's ancient Colosseum. According to a statement (translated from ...

ROME (CNN) — 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 ...

A marble statue of Nero on loan from the Louvre in Paris is seen at the Landesmuseum in Germany in 2016. Harald Tittel/Picture Alliance via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s first term saw a ...

President Donald Trump’s first term saw a record-high rate of turnover among his Cabinet members and chief advisers. Trump’s second term has, to date, seen far fewer Cabinet departures. But some ...