The ancient city’s leaders hope the new recreation area will lure more visitors from abroad. It has already impressed the talent at home. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome They built it ...

Ancient mosaics have been discovered in a domus near Rome's Colosseum, which may depict naval victories of the home's senatorial owner. Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has called ...

Tourists walk by the ancient Roman Colosseum in Rome, Sept. 5, 2024. The ancient site is set to become the venue for staged gladiator fights under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb.

Tourist filmed carving name on wall at Rome’s ancient Colosseum. Italy’s culture minister called the incident a ‘serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility.’ ...

Swiss teen filmed defacing Rome’s ancient Colosseum weeks after British tourist caught engraving names on wall The Colosseum dates back to 72 AD and was completed in 80 AD under Roman emperor Titus.

Researchers say the mural, uncovered near the Colosseum, is one of a kind. Italian Ministry of Culture. In ancient Rome, the Latin word luxuria represented lavish displays of wealth and power in ...

The Colosseum, ancient Rome’s most iconic monument, may add about 1.4 billion euros ($1.4 billion) to Italy’s gross domestic product every year, but its overall value is much higher than that.

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. CNN values your feedback 1.

History; Ambitious Colosseum restoration in Rome will reveal ancient engineering tricks behind deadly gladiatorial battles. Updated: ; Dec. 29, 2020, 12:22 p.m ...

Rome is full of ruins. You practically can’t turn a corner without seeing an ancient temple or statue or column. Obviously the Colosseum is the most popular site to visit, but don’t stop there!

When the botanist Richard Deakin examined Rome’s Colosseum in the 1850s, he found 420 species of plant growing among the ruins. There were plants common in Italy: cypresses and hollies, capers ...