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 ...

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 ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

The Colosseum is an iconic historical site in Rome, but BI's reporter thought it felt like a tourist trap.Joey Hadden/Business Insider I visited the historic and iconic Colosseum in Rome for the first ...

A man was filmed carving his fiancée's name onto the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on Friday. The freestanding amphitheater is nearly 2,000 years old, and considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "I ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Colosseum in Rome is the most popular tourist attractions in Italy and among the most popular in all of Europe, with more than 8 million people visiting every year. Many Colosseum visitors make a ...

Even 2,000 years ago, famous people knew how to make a quick exit. Ancient Rome's mighty Colosseum had a secret tunnel that allowed Roman emperors to sneak out of the arena unseen, archaeologists ...

The ordered beauty of the Colosseum is in stark contrast to the murderous encounters that took place within it. Find a seat not too close to the action, for an inkling of what Romans got up to, in ...

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 ...