In 80 AD, Rome opened the Colosseum, but its real surprise lay beneath the arena floor

The Roman Colosseum was more than just a stone arena; its true marvel lay beneath the surface in the intricate hypogeum. This ...
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The Colosseum's hidden underground has been closed to the public for 2,000 years - until now. See what it's like inside.

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 ...
New York Post

Colosseum’s underground tunnels, cages to open to the public

For the first time in history, the bowels of Rome’s Colosseum are now open for public viewing. The labyrinth of subterranean passageways, rooms and cages from which gladiators and prisoners used to ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Gladiator II’ exaggerates, but historians say the real-life Colosseum was plenty wild

Like its predecessor, “Gladiator II” is inspired by history. That doesn’t mean it’s bound by actual historical facts, however. Now in theaters, Ridley Scott’s follow-up to his 2000 epic “Gladiator” ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Colosseum’ Review: Roman Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat

The bread-and-circuses approach to public policy has never been more ambitiously or outrageously memorialized than by the eternal centerpiece of the Eternal City—the subject of “Colosseum,” the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Secrets of the Colosseum

The guesswork ends when you meet Heinz-Jürgen Beste of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, the leading authority on the hypogeum, the extraordinary, long-neglected ruins beneath the Colosseum ...
Oregonian

Ambitious Colosseum restoration in Rome will reveal ancient engineering tricks behind deadly gladiatorial battles

The famed Colosseum in Rome fell into neglect hundreds of years ago, making visitors today strain to imagine how it looked in all its glory back in ancient times. Now the huge stone amphitheater, one ...
Mansion Global

‘Ancient Soul’ and History All Around You: Living in the Shadow of the Roman Colosseum

Rome’s Colosseum, which is also known as the Anfiteatro Flavio, is ringed by a trio of ancient luxury neighborhoods—Celio, Monti and Colle Oppio—that each have a distinct character. Celio, one of the ...
Los Angeles Times

Rome’s Colosseum to host Airbnb faux gladiator fights in $1.5-million deal

ROME — 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 ...
The Washington Post

Remember who funded the Roman Colosseum

In suggesting that the Roman Colosseum “was financed by three emperors from the Flavian dynasty,” Andrea Salcedo’s July 10 Retropolis column, “The Colosseum’s long history of vandalism,” neglected to ...
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Colosseum hosts 'most important exhibition on Troy ever held'

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 12 - The Colosseum is hosting the most important exhibition on Troy ever held, organisers said Friday ...
AFP on MSN

Between Homer and Hollywood: Troy a source of Turkish pride

A gift from the film set of "Troy", a giant Trojan Horse replica looms over the port of Canakkale on the Dardanelles Strait ...