One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a ...

Visitors can now walk along a 525-foot pathway through the subterranean levels of Rome's Colosseum. The area was once the backstage for gladiator fights, wild animal hunts, and even public executions.

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.

For the first time ever, the bowels below Rome’s Colosseum, where gladiators and animals waited before combat, are open to the public. Following an extensive renovation, the hypogea—as the area ...

A tourist who was caught on video defacing the wall of the Colosseum in Rome last month by carving a love note into it claims in a letter of apology that he was unaware the nearly 2,000-year-old ...

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome's Colosseum can now walk through a passageway once hidden and reserved for emperors. NPR's Ruth Sherlock takes us there. UNIDENTIFIED ...

ROME-- After almost three years of debate and delay, restoration work on Rome’s ancient Colosseum has begun. Scaffolding began to obscures part of the immense structure in the heart of the Italian ...

An American tourist’s visit to the Colosseum in Rome took a turn for the terrifying after the man impaled himself on a fence and was left dangling and screaming in pain, while other visitors looked on ...

Even 2,000 years ago, famous people knew how to make a quick exit. Ancient Rome's mighty Colosseum had a secret tunnel that allowed Roman emperors to sneak out of the arena unseen, archaeologists ...