The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World

Nero's Golden House: A Roman Palace Theater (1x16)

Air date: Sep 12, 2018

Nero built the infamous Domus Aurea (Golden House), a 124-acre Xanadu that enraged the rich whose land he occupied. It featured a lavish watered garden with incredible rotating sculptures that could spray perfume. Walking distance from the Colosseum, this palace was literally covered in gold.