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The Romans really did flood the Colosseum for mock sea battles, and then built something underneath that made it impossible

The Colosseum is the most recognizable building surviving from the ancient world, and one ...

Disappointing photos show what it was really like to visit the Colosseum in Rome

Though I took steps to avoid tourists when I visited the Colosseum, I found it was too crowded to enjoy Rome's iconic ...

What Ancient Romans Really Watched at the Colosseum — It Wasn’t Just Gladiator Fights

Maximus Decimus Aurelius’ quest to avenge his wife and son, culminating in a cinematic duel with Emperor Commodus in the ...
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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 ...

In the 2nd century CE, Romans built a mysterious structure near the Colosseum decorated with sea creatures. Nearly 2,000 years later, its mosaic offered a surprising clue that ...

Beneath the ancient soil of Romes Caelian Hill, just steps from the iconic Colosseum, archaeologists stumbled upon a stunning two-thousand-year-old secret. An excavation revealed an eight-room ...
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5 Best Guided Colosseum Tours (With Skip-the-Line Access)

As the most enduring symbol of the Roman Empire and one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Colosseum draws more ...
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Rome’s Colosseum Is Getting a Retractable Floor to Host Performances, Just Like in Ancient Times (Without the Gladiators)

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 ...
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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.

For 2,000 years, the Colosseum in Rome could be explored from the interior and exterior of its walls. Meanwhile, the underground part of the arena was inaccessible. The Flavian Amphitheatre, commonly ...