Mar 30

Ceiling at Nero’s Golden Palace Collapses In Rome

Tag: Ancient Civilizations,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Classical Antiquity,Conservation,History — Rossella Lorenzi @ 3:30 pm
Part of the ceiling of Nero's 2,000-year-old Golden Palace collapsed in Rome Tuesday morning, leaving a huge hole in the ground. Experts believe water had seeped into the ceiling, causing it to literally crumble away.