pedestal of colossus of Nero

The Colossus of Nero was a 30-metre bronze statue that the Emperor Nero created in the vestibule of his , the imperial villa complex which spanned a large area from the north side of the , across the Velian ridge to the in .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Bronze sculpture
  • Also known as: “Colossus of Nero”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch of Constantine and Arch of Titus.

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The is a triumphal arch in dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312. is situated 130 metres south of pedestal of colossus of Nero.

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The is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, , just to the south-east of the . It was constructed in c. is situated 200 metres west of pedestal of colossus of Nero.

Archaeological site
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The was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome after the great fire in 64 AD had destroyed a large part of the city. is situated 340 metres east of pedestal of colossus of Nero.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Palatine Hill.

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

pedestal of colossus of Nero

Latitude
41.89087° or 41° 53′ 27″ north
Longitude
12.49099° or 12° 29′ 28″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“pedestal of colossus of Nero” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Neronen Kolosoa”
  • Belarusian: “Калёс Нэрона”
  • Belarusian: “Калос Нерона”
  • Bulgarian: “Колос на Нерон”
  • Catalan: “Colós de Neró”
  • Dutch: “Colossus van Nero”
  • Dutch: “Colossus”
  • Esperanto: “Koloso de Nerono”
  • Finnish: “Neron kolossi”
  • French: “Colosse de Neron”
  • French: “Colosse de Néron”
  • French: “Colossus Neronis”
  • German: “Koloss des Nero”
  • German: “Sockel des Koloss des Nero”
  • Greek: “Κολοσσός του Νέρωνα”
  • Hebrew: “הקולוסוס של נירון קיסר”
  • Hungarian: “Nero kolosszusa”
  • Italian: “Base del Colosso di Nerone”
  • Italian: “Colosso di Nerone”
  • Lithuanian: “Nerono kolosas”
  • Persian: “کلوسوس نرون”
  • Polish: “Kolos Nerona”
  • Portuguese: “Colosso de Nero”
  • Russian: “Колосс Нерона”
  • Slovenian: “Neronov kolos”
  • Spanish: “Coloso de Neron”
  • Spanish: “Coloso de Nerón”
  • Swedish: “Neros koloss”
  • Ukrainian: “Колос Нерона”

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