Photos show how excavators digging up a garden for a luxury hotel near the Vatican found the ruins of Roman emperor Nero's theater
- Archaeologists located the ruins of an ancient emperor's theater while digging up a garden in Rome.
- Steps from the Vatican, they unearthed Nero's theater, famously written about but never found.
Archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman structure known as Nero's Theater.
Nero was known as an emperor who had an affinity for theater and music, PBS reported. He reigned over Rome from 54-68 AD.
The famed theater was cited in Roman texts but never found.
Archaeologists dug beneath the walled garden of the Palazzo della Rovere, a lavish building that takes up a whole city block. The owners of the palazzo lease the space to a hotel.
Officials made the discovery while digging a garden for a hotel in Rome.
Excavators were digging beneath a garden for what will eventually become a luxury Four Seasons Hotel.
Excavators have found several noteworthy artifacts at the dig.
The artifacts will be moved to a museum once the dig is complete.
They found centuries-old artifacts at the excavation site.
Excavators found pottery pieces dating back to the 10th century, which they called an "exceptional" find.
They found glass goblets and cookware.
Some of the exciting finds also included glass goblets and cooking pots, ABC News reported.
The relics offer a rare look at Rome in the first century AD.
They found the above figurine of Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings and transitions.
They also found materials used to make rosary beads.
Archeologists also found religious relics like bone used to carve rosary beads.