Nero's theatre found in Rome?

ARCHAEOLOGY: Ruins of ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater unearthed in 'exceptional' discovery in Rome. Archaeologists in Rome think they may have found Nero's theater during a hotel excavation (Jennifer Nalewicki, Live Science).

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 remained largely elusive.

The theater is named after Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, who served as Roman emperor from A.D. 54 to his death in 68. Officials are calling the discovery of the theater, located just east of Vatican City, "exceptional." It was likely where Nero rehearsed poetry and put on musical performances, according to ABC News.

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