Visitors can now walk along a 525-foot pathway through the subterranean levels of Rome's Colosseum. The area was once the backstage for gladiator fights, wild animal hunts, and even public executions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rome's Colosseum, pictured in August 2023, was the site of a gruesome incident late last week. (Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times) An ...

You might not think anyone would want a "gladiator experience." All those heavy shields and stifling steel helmets. And, of course, the spear wounds and … goring. But the authorities that oversee Rome ...

Another tourist carved into the walls of the Colosseum earlier this month. But, experts say people have been defacing the monument for centuries. Even ancient Romans themselves were known to tag the ...

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 ...

The Colosseum in Rome was remarkable for a few reasons upon its construction in the first century C.E. The most obvious was its size. At four stories high and with 80 arched entrances, the ...

ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5-million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote “a ...

The bread-and-circuses approach to public policy has never been more ambitiously or outrageously memorialized than by the eternal centerpiece of the Eternal City—the subject of “Colosseum,” the ...

Archaeologists found fruit, nuts and other snacks in the sewers beneath the Colosseum. Giorgio Cosulich via Getty Images In the sewers and passageways beneath the Colosseum, archaeologists have found ...

An Irish tourist has been accused of vandalizing Rome’s Colosseum after security staff spotted him allegedly carving his initials into the ancient Italian structure. The Carabinieri police said the 32 ...

As the most enduring symbol of the Roman Empire and one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Colosseum receives more than 6 million visitors per year – which means it's not easy to escape ...