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Colossus Neronis

a Pleiades place resource

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The "Colossus Neronis" or "Colossal Statue of Nero" was a monumental bronze statue of the first-century CE emperor reportedly created by Zenodorus. The statue was originally an element of the sprawling Domus Aurea of Nero but the monument endured long after Nero's reign. The statue's original position likely marked the summit of the Velian Hill. The Flavians refashioned the statue to resemble Sol and Hadrian relocated the statue nearer the Flavian amphitheater as part of the work to create the Temple of Venus and Roma.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/527986452

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8908689, 12.49099215

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of pedestal of colossus of Nero (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Colosso di Nerone (Italian, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Colossus Neronis (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Colossus Solis (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Colossus of Nero (English, AD 1900 - AD 2099)

Colossus Neronis makes connections with:

Colossus Neronis located near Amphitheatrum Flavium (30 BC - AD 640)
Colossus Neronis part of (analytical) Regio IV (Templum Pacis) (unspecified date range)
Colossus Neronis located at Roma (30 BC - AD 640)
Colossus Neronis located on Sacra Via (30 BC - AD 300)

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Place type:
monument

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Related:

Wikidata Colossus of Nero (Q1570519)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Colossus Neronis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/527986452> [accessed: 07 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/527986452 |title=Places: 527986452 (Colossus Neronis) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=January 7, 2025 10:41 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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