• Location of the Colossus (in red near the center) in a map of Rome. The Colossus of Nero (Colossus Neronis) was a 30-metre (98 ft) bronze statue that the Emperor Nero...
  • It derives from the colossal bronze statue of Nero, which stood in the immediate vicinity. ... Reconstruction of the Colossus of Nero – National Geographic.
  • The Colossus of Nero was a massive bronze statue, measuring approximately 30 meters (98 feet) in height, depicting the emperor Nero himself.
  • The Colossus of Nero – Megalomania or Fake News? ... arena but of an entirely different monument – a gigantic bronze statue so-called The Colossus of Nero.
  • Once a mighty statue, the Colossus of Nero has completely vanished except for some concrete blocks that were once the foundation of its marble pedestal.
  • The Colossus of Nero (Colossus Neronis) was a statue/automaton based on Emperor Nero. It makes its appearance in The Hidden Oracle attacking Camp Half-Blood...
  • The likely end of the Colossus of Nero came with the sack of Rome in 410 AD. This cataclysmic event was orchestrated by the Visigoths, led by King Alaric.
  • At the center of it all was the Colossus Neronis, the Colossus of Nero, a giant gilded bronze statue…of himself. ... And still, the Colossus of Nero lived on.
  • But also note the base of the Colossus of Nero! Here’s a zoom: And I’ve highlighted also, underneath it, what we can see of the tip of the Meta Sudans.
  • There is a theory that the Colosseum is called the Colosseum, because of the Colossus of Nero. Origins and Moving to the Colosseum.