Note: Keep in mind that most Colosseum tours only include access to the arena floor and the upper level. If you want to visit the hypogeum (Colosseum underground), you'll want to make sure it's ...

What did Ancient Rome really look like at the height of the Roman Empire? Step back nearly 2,000 years with a stunning 3D ...

After Vespasian became Roman Emperor in 69 A.D., his Flavian Dynasty— which included his sons, Titus and Domitian—launched a vast building program to restore Rome, which had been ravaged by fire, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the Colosseum opened its doors in A.D. 80, tens of thousands of Romans had the opportunity to stand alongside each other and watch a cavalcade of gruesome events. Before then, Roman leaders had ...

When you look up at the spectator seating in the Colosseum, the tiers continue upward. If you had come here as an ancient ...

If you’ve ever visited the Roman Colosseum and wished that you could stand on a retractable floor at the center of the action, where gladiators battled with apex predators, and embarrass your family ...