The Colosseum Archaeological Park hosts, from June 22, 2023 to January 14, 2024 the exhibition The Beloved of Isis. Nero, the Domus Aurea and Egypt, dedicated to the link between Rome and Egypt in the first century AD as seen through the figure of an emperor, Nero, who established a special relationship with the East and Egypt from a young age. The protagonist of this tale is the Domus Aurea, the "House of Gold," the gold of the Sun god with whom Nero identified himself according to a vision that was precisely oriental in nature. The exhibition, conceived and organized by the Colosseum Archaeological Park, is curated by Alfonsina Russo, Francesca Guarneri, Stefano Borghini and Massimiliana Pozzi.

The idea for the exhibition stems from the recent restoration works that have revealed the presence of an Egyptian decoration, with subjects related to the Isiac cult, in the Great Cryptoporticus of the Neronian palace, a room that therefore becomes an integral part of the exhibition and a tool to explore, through the works, the aspects, events and protagonists of the spread of the idea of ’Egypt’ in the collective imagination of the Romans of the first century AD.

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