The colorful material weighed over 5 pounds and was likely made to decorate an emperor’s palace, Italian officials said.

ROME (Reuters) - A section of Ancient Roman Emperor Nero's vast underground Domus Aurea (Golden House ... Visitors to Nero's palace will be welcomed through a new entrance on the western side ...

ROME — A section of Ancient Roman Emperor Nero’s vast underground Domus Aurea (Golden House) was reopened to the public on Friday after extensive ... during which the Eternal City expects as many as ...