The Italian government announced plans to give Rome’s ancient Colosseum a new floor. The construction would allow future visitors to stand where gladiators once stood. An Italian engineering firm won ...

A major restoration of the Colosseum has given it a bright new look, using the same travertine stone Roman builders used 2,000 years ago.

Necromancers went there at night to summon demons. In the late 16th century, Pope Sixtus V, the builder of Renaissance Rome, tried to transform the Colosseum into a wool factory, with workshops on the ...

Train in the art of gladiator combat as you face off against fellow warriors in this exclusive nighttime experience where you will have the famed arena all to yourself. A few lucky individuals will ...

The Colosseum is an iconic historical site in Rome, but BI's reporter thought it felt like a tourist trap.Joey Hadden/Business Insider My mood shifted drastically during my first visit to the ...

The walls and the floor bear numerous slots, grooves and abrasions, obviously made with great care, but for purposes that you can only guess. The guesswork ends when you meet Heinz-Jürgen Beste of the ...