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British Museum Announces First Major UK Exhibition On Roman Emperor Nero Tickets are available to book today for Nero: the man behind the myth opening 27 May.by BWW News Desk Next month the British Museum will open the first major exhibition in the UK on Nero, one of the most notorious ancient Roman emperors. Nero: the man behind the myth will explore the true story of Rome's fifth emperor informed by new research and archaeological evidence from the time, challenging the biased historical accounts written after Nero's death that have shaped his legacy. Recent discoveries relating to Nero's ...

He's the emperor infamous for 'fiddling' while Rome burned to the ground. Nero, who killed himself in 69AD, has long been derided as being a corrupt and tyrannical leader who may have deliberately instigated the Great Fire of Rome. But a new British Museum exhibition aims to demonstrate how the negative depiction of Nero is a partly false one. In response to the fire in AD 64, which burned for nine days and destroyed large parts of Rome, Nero in fact led the relief and reconstruction efforts and built a grand palace.  Stunning frescoes and wall decorations from the palace, the Domus Aurea wh...

Notorious Roman Emperor Nero Explored In New British Museum Show 22 April 2021 / Art Categories Preview / Art Tags British Museum, Nero / / / The British Museum is to mount the first major UK exhibition on Nero, one of the most notorious ancient Roman emperors. Nero: the man behind the myth will explore the true story of Rome’s fifth emperor informed by new research and archaeological evidence from the time, challenging the biased historical accounts written after Nero’s death that have shaped his legacy. Recent discoveries relating to Nero’s fourteen-year rule reveal a more accura...

Published: 5:10 PM March 3, 2021    Judi Newman, development director of St Elizabeth Hospice, and Lucky Ticket's Emma Lloyd with the David Gillingwater painting - Credit: Lucky Ticket More than £1,500 has been raised for Ipswich's St Elizabeth Hospice after a painting was sold in an online raffle. Lucky Ticket, a website set up by Suffolk businessman and tech entrepreneur Adrian Melrose, has sold David Gillingwater's artwork ‘Towards Iken’ in aid of the hospice. The oil on canvas painting, depicting the view from Snape Bridge looking out along the River Alde, was valued at £495. ...

Snape: The charming Suffolk village which shares its name with a Harry Potter character The village is just across the Cambs border in Suffolk Snape is best known for its Maltings, a group of buildings formerly used to produce malt for use in the brewing industry, which host the annual Aldeburgh Music Festival (Image: Peter Thompson/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes ...