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

Did gladiators really do battle with exotic animals? Or is that historical fiction? While lots of animals were part of the spectacle at the Colosseum, how they were used has definitely been ...

The Colosseum, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dates back to 72 AD. It was completed in 80 AD under Roman emperor Titus. Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report.

Some things never change in Rome, they say. Now, however, the Colosseum has proved that theory wrong, by opening its subterranean levels to the public. It is not only the first time in 2,000 years ...

The stage was also destroyed during the Colosseum's 2,000-year history, according to the History Channel. Without a stage, visitors were able to look down into the labyrinth of tunnels and hallways.

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Ms. Russo, the Colosseum’s director, also attended the inauguration this week of another landmark in her care: the Domus Aurea, or Golden House, which reopened Monday after a forced 14-month ...

Rome's Colosseum opened in 80 C.E. and is still the world's largest amphitheater. Here are 15 Colosseum facts you can use to impress your friends and family.

Rome's Colosseum will soon look a little more like it did in the bad old days two millennia ago, when it first hosted gladiator fights, mock naval battles and public executions carried out by wild ...