Title
Circus Neronianus: Nero's circus in Rome
Caption
Circus Neronianus: Nero's circus in Rome
The emperor's private circus, begun by Caligula and completed by Nero, inside the villa of Agrippina Maggiore. It was a place of martyrdom for the many Christians accused of setting Rome on fire
In: Girolamo Franzini (1537-1596), Antiquitates romanae Urbis, Rome, 1599
Private collection
Date
1599
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL23A00_301
License type
Rights managed
Available size
80,3Mb (6,9Mb) / 19,1in x 16,4in / 5716 x 4912 (300dpi)