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A tourist who was caught on video defacing the wall of the historic Colosseum in Rome last month by carving a love note into it has written an apology letter claiming he was unaware the nearly ...
Rome's city government said on Saturday it was taking action to tackle an infestation of rats around the Colosseum after tourists posted photos on social media of the rodents roaming in areas ...
Plans to offer Airbnb customers the chance to take part in gladiator-style battles in Rome’s Colosseum have been decried as an insult to the UNESCO-listed ancient arena.
Eight of the platform's users and their plus-ones will be able to participate in faux gladiator fights after the Colosseum's closing time on May 7-8, taking the same underground route used by gladiators in ancient Rome to reach the arena. People can apply for the experience on Nov. 27 at no cost, and the “gladiators” will be chosen by lottery.
Two more tourists have been caught apparently defacing the Colosseum in Rome, following a similar incident in June.
The Colosseum is today one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions, receiving millions of visitors annually. [citation needed] The effects of pollution and general deterioration over time prompted a major restoration programme carried out between 1993 and 2000, at a cost of 40 billion lire ($19.3 million or €20.6 million at 2000 prices).
Articles relating to the Colosseum, its history, and its depictions. The building is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome , Italy , just east of the Roman Forum . It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age.
Watch live as a super worm moon illuminates Rome's historic Colosseum. According to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, Native Americans named the last full moon of winter after worm trails that ...