There’s a strange and intriguing reference in the writings of a first-century Roman poet who describes a showdown between ...

Rome's Colosseum is the city's—and arguably Italy's—most iconic and historic monument. It may also be the country's biggest cash cow. The nearly-2,000 year old amphitheater sits in the heart of ...

Visited by millions every year, the Colosseum has already been vandalized four times in 2023. Hussain Didi via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 A video has surfaced showing a tourist carving into ...

Recent investigations in the Colosseum’s sewer networks have uncovered popular snacks, ancient coins and even animal bones. Gladiator fights, exotic animals, rowdy, toga-wearing spectators. These are ...

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Some things never change in Rome, they say. Now, however, the Colosseum has proved that theory wrong, by opening its subterranean levels to the public. It is not only the first time in 2,000 years ...

Plans to build a retractable wooden floor over the centre of Rome’s Colosseum, announced last week, have drawn a wave of criticism from preeminent archaeologists and art historians. The decision ...