Rome's Colosseum, pictured in August 2023, was the site of a gruesome incident late last week. (Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times) An American tourist's visit to the Colosseum in Rome took a turn for the ...
ROME-- After almost three years of debate and delay, restoration work on Rome’s ancient Colosseum has begun. Scaffolding began to obscures part of the immense structure in the heart of the Italian ...
In a famous prophesy a medieval monk known as Venerable Bede wrote that "Rome will exist as long as the Colosseum does; when the Colosseum falls so will Rome; when Rome falls so will the world.” While ...
The man was reportedly dangling from the fence for over 20 minutes, screaming in pain, before a emergency workers freed him Alamy A 47-year-old man was impaled at the Colosseum in Rome while climbing ...
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 ...
For the first time ever, the bowels below Rome’s Colosseum, where gladiators and animals waited before combat, are open to the public. Following an extensive renovation, the hypogea—as the area ...
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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 ...
An American tourist’s visit to the Colosseum in Rome took a turn for the terrifying after the man impaled himself on a fence and was left dangling and screaming in pain, while other visitors looked on ...