I have read about the Coliseum of Rome since I was a pre-teen interested in Roman history and civilization. I had never visited it until this evening, and it was an accident. All the pictures and ...

The image of a gladiator standing tall on top of a charging rhino flying through the Roman Colosseum became one of the shining moments of the “Gladiator II” trailer — but the idea actually took more ...

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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 more ...

ROME (AP) — For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s world-renowned Colosseum will have the opportunity to walk through a hidden imperial passage that once allowed Roman emperors ...

In ancient Rome, plenty of public kissing went on in the shadow of the Coliseum, where lips smacked on hands, cheeks, rings and even feet, as simple greetings or formal signs of submission. The place ...