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The Colosseum ( / ˌkɒləˈsiːəm / KOL-ə-SEE-əm; Italian: Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo]) 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.
What makes this discovery “unmatched,” said archaeologist Alfonsina Russo, head of the Colosseum Archaeological Park in charge of the site, ...
An exploration of ancient sewers beneath the Colosseum, the world’s most recognizable stadium, revealed the kinds of food spectators snacked on in the stands and the animals that met their fate ...
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. / 31.178558°N 29.892954°E / 31.178558; 29.892954. The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa ( Arabic: مقابر كوم الشقافة, romanized : Maqābir Kūm al-Shuqāfah, lit. 'Mound of Shards') [ 1] is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt, and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of ...
The inaugural games were held, on the orders of the Roman Emperor Titus, to celebrate the completion in AD 80 (81 according to some sources) [ 1] of the Colosseum, then known as the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium ). Vespasian began construction of the amphitheatre around AD 70 and it was completed by his son Titus, who ...
The opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio and the new Museum of the Forma Urbis is part of a bigger project to develop the hilly area around the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Colosseum ...
Leptis Magna. / 32.63917°N 14.29056°E / 32.63917; 14.29056. Leptis or Lepcis Magna, also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean . Established as a Punic settlement prior to 500 BC, [ 2] the city experienced significant ...
Chester Amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre in Chester, Cheshire. The site is managed by English Heritage; it is designated as a Grade I listed building, [ 1] and a scheduled monument. [ 2][ 3] The ruins currently exposed are those of a large stone amphitheatre, similar to those found in Continental Europe, and although it was long believed ...