Database: Nero's Golden Palace

Perhaps the best example of early Roman imperial machismo, Nero had this gaudy monstrosity built after the . Thought to have been as big as 300 acres, this gilded and bejewelled palace contained vineyards, pastures with flocks, groves and a manmade lake. To top it off, Nero commissioned a 35 meter tall bronze statue of himself to be placed just outside the main entrance reassuring any doubters as to who exactly owned the building.
The Palace was known as a party villa considering there were over 300 rooms, none of which were sleeping quarters. The list of ridiculous extravagancies goes on forever, one standout being a mechanism, powered by slaves, that rotated the domed ceiling of the grand dining hall "as the heavens" while raining rose petals onto Nero's guests below.
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