After months of oppressive heat, a storm and downpour hit Rome. Lightning struck the Arch of Constantine, causing several small fragments to fall off. The underground part of the Colosseum was ...

During our recent trip to France and Italy, we spent five amazing days in Rome. We saw several iconic historical sites, including the Pantheon, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Colosseum.

In the late 16th century, Pope Sixtus V, the builder of Renaissance Rome, tried to transform the Colosseum into a wool ... from excavations in southern Italy, where he learned about catapults ...

Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th ...

Roma Experience organizes bespoke private tours throughout Italy ... Rome Tours offers a variety of other tours throughout the city, from a comprehensive daytime tour of the Colosseum to a ...

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death aka Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story is a 2003 BBC Television docudrama which tells the true story of Verus a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum in Rome.