A once-secret passage used by Emperor Commodus to access the Rome Colosseum is opening to the public for the first time, ...

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s Colosseum can walk through a hidden imperial passage.

The Commodus Passage was a later addition to the Colosseum that allowed emperors to visit the arena without encountering the ...

Visitors to the world-famous Colosseum in Rome, can now walk in the footsteps of emperors, along a secret passageway.

A new arena floor will be added to Rome’s iconic Colosseum to give visitors an idea of how the ancient Italian structure looked when gladiators fought there. The project “will give us back the same ...

The tunnel connected the emperor's box, positioned prominently on the south side of the Colosseum, to the amphitheater’s exterior. This strategic design allowed the ruler to enter and exit without ...

Enter the legendary arena where the legend still lives on. From the markets of Rome to the bowels of the Colosseum, walk in the footsteps of Caius and meet Flamma, the gladiator who chose glory over ...

A new arena floor will be added to Rome’s iconic Colosseum to give visitors an idea of how the ancient Italian structure looked when gladiators fought there. The project “will give us back the same ...

The Italian government has set aside €18.5 million ($20.2 million) to rebuild the famous arena floor of the legendary Colosseum in Rome. On Tuesday, the Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini ...

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 ...

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death aka Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story is a 2003 BBC Television docudrama which tells the true story of Verus a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum in Rome.

ROME — For 500 years, the Colosseum was the biggest amphitheater in the Roman empire, hosting gladiator fights, executions and animal hunts. Then it fell into disrepair. Now, nearly 2,000 years after ...