Nero’s House

The Villa of Nero at is one of the ancient built for the Roman emperor Nero in the 1st century AD. It is located to the south-east of the ancient sanctuary.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: building in Olympia, West Greece Region, Greece
  • Also known as: “Hellenistic building” and “Villa of Nero”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

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is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in , . This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.

Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of , and erected in the there. is situated 160 metres west of Nero’s House.

Ruins
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The was an ancient Greek temple in , dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the fifth century BC, was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order. is situated 150 metres west of Nero’s House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Archaia Pisa.

Town
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Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in on the peninsula in , famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

Village
Ancient or , sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of on the northwest corner of the in southern .

Village
is a village in the municipality of , Elis, . It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.

Nero’s House

Latitude
37.63777° or 37° 38′ 16″ north
Longitude
21.63202° or 21° 37′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G93JJQJ+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146770790
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q7930571
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Nero’s House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “尼祿別墅”
  • Dutch: “Villa Nero”
  • Finnish: “Neron huvila”
  • German: “Haus des Nero”
  • Greek: “Οικία Νέρωνα”
  • Greek: “Οικία του Νέρωνα”
  • Italian: “Palazzo ellenistico”
  • Italian: “Villa di Nerone”
  • Portuguese: “Villa de Nero”
  • Russian: “Элланодикеон”
  • Spanish: “Villa de Neron”
  • Spanish: “Villa de Nerón”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South-east Building and Roman Gate.

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