1 Stop 1 of 8 on Emperors Behaving Badly

Introduction

Ancient Rome, Rome

A Preview

"You're standing in the part of Rome where the emperors lived, played, and behaved absolutely abominably. And most of what you think you know about them is either wrong, or somehow not as strange as the truth. Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned — the instrument didn't exist yet, and he wasn't even in the city."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Emperors Behaving Badly

Emperors Behaving Badly

8 stops · 25 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full Emperors Behaving Badly route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Domus Aurea (Nero's Golden House)
  3. 3 The Colosseum
  4. 4 The Arch of Constantine
  5. 5 The House of the Vestals (Roman Forum)
  6. 6 Palatine Hill
  7. 7 Circus Maximus
  8. 8 The Reveal

Hear the full story at Introduction

This is just one of 8 stops on the Emperors Behaving Badly tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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