Secret room discovered after 2,000 years at Rome's Domus Aurea(1/4)

Photo shows the newly discovered room of the Nero Domus Aurea, which has been dubbed the Sphinx Room. (VCG/PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DEL COLOSSEO)

Rome archaeologists have rediscovered the Sala della Sfinge, the Room of the Sphinx, hidden at Emperor Nero's Domus Aurea or Golden Palace for almost 2,000 years.

Photo shows paintings on the walls in the newly discovered room of the Nero Domus Aurea, in Rome. (VCG/PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DEL COLOSSEO)

Photo shows details of a decoration in the newly discovered room of the Nero Domus Aurea, in Rome. (VCG/PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DEL COLOSSEO)

Photo shows paintings on the walls in the newly discovered room of the Nero Domus Aurea, in Rome. (VCG/PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DEL COLOSSEO)