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Ruins of Nero’s Theater found in Rome

The imperial theater referred to in ancient Roman texts but never found has been discovered under the garden of a future Four Seasons Hotel.

By Associated Press

July 27, 2023

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People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26. The ruins of Nero's Theater, an imperial theater referred to ancient Roman texts but never found, have been discovered under the garden of the future Four Season's Hotel, steps from the Vatican, after excavating the walled garden of the Palazzo della Rovere since 2020, as part of planned renovations on the Renaissance building.
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A fresco is seen on a wall in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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Archeologists work in excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, backdropped by the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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A double-faced Junus head, approximately dated to the 1st century A.D., is seen among other findings coming from the excavation of ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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1st Century AD Roman artifacts coming from the excavation of ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, are seen during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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Medieval artifacts, dated between the 10th and 14th century A.D., coming from the excavation of ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, are seen during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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An archeologist shows pieces of bone used to carve Christian rosary beads, approximately dated to the 14th century A.D., coming from the excavation of ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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An archeologist shows a Medieval glass, dated to the 14th century A.D., coming from the excavation of Roman emperor Nero's theater, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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Archeologists work on findings coming from the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, during a press preview, during a press preview during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.
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Archeologists work on findings coming from the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26.

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