Edward Champlin notes: "When Nero entered with the senators and the guard, he ascended the Rostra and sat in his chair of state, looking back down the Forum in an east-southeasterly direction.
Edward Champlin sinala: «Cando Nerón entrou cos senadores e a escolta, ascendeu á rostra e sentou no trono imperial, mirando cara atrás, cara ao Foro nunha dirección leste-sueste.