A once-secret passage used by Emperor Commodus to access the Rome Colosseum is opening to the public for the first time, allowing visitors to experience the imperial route nearly 2,000 years after its ...

Rome's extraordinary history is deeply connected to its geography. The Tiber River, its famous seven hills and ancient ...

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 ...

For the first time in history, the bowels of Rome’s Colosseum are now open for public viewing. The labyrinth of subterranean passageways, rooms and cages from which gladiators and prisoners used to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors can now walk along a 525-foot pathway through the subterranean levels of Rome's Colosseum. The area was once the ...

It isn't as far-fetched as it sounds. Built in the first century A.D., the Colosseum was host to the major spectacles of ancient Rome—from gladiatorial games to fights among exotic beasts. There’s a ...

The Colosseum (Colosseo) in Rome offers free admission on Sunday 4 October 2026 as part of Domenica al Museo, giving visitors access to the amphitheatre, Roman Forum and Palatine. The Colosseum ...

In suggesting that the Roman Colosseum “was financed by three emperors from the Flavian dynasty,” Andrea Salcedo’s July 10 Retropolis column, “The Colosseum’s long history of vandalism,” neglected to ...

A TikToker confessed that she found her visit to the Roman Colosseum depressing after learning of its purpose, and history buffs had notes. Some were shocked to find out that there was anyone who didn ...