British Museum exhibit reevaluates Emperor Nero’s legacy

Marble portrait of Nero (Type IV), Italy, AD 64–68. Photo by Renate Kühling. Courtesy of State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek, Munich.
Marble portrait of Nero (Type IV), Italy, from the years 64–68. Photo by Renate Kuhling. Courtesy of State Collections of Antiquities and Glyptothek, Munich.

LONDON – Nero: The Man Behind the Myth explores the true story of Rome’s fifth emperor, informed by new research and archaeological evidence from the time, and challenging the biased historical accounts written after Nero’s death that have shaped his legacy. The exhibit opened on May 27 in the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery at the British Museum, and continues to October 24.
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