A major restoration of the Colosseum has given it a bright new look, using the same travertine stone Roman builders used 2,000 years ago.

Delve into the extraordinary details preserved in Roman epitaphs, highlighting the rich tapestry of human experience in the Empire. From the imperial household staff to legionaries, gladiators, and ...

Crowds once mingled below two tall arcades supported by 164-foot-tall columns. But due to earthquakes and unstable foundations, these architectural elements collapsed long ago ...

A flood in Apollosa, Italy, revealed limestone blocks carved with reliefs of battling gladiators that were part of a monument ...

The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate ...

In a semicircular piazza outside the arena, blocks of travertine marble have been placed where original pillars once stood.

Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental Roman funerary complex near the town of Apollosa in southern Italy’s Benevento province. The discovery of ancient gladiator carvings from the Roman era came ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Rome built the largest amphitheatre the world had ever seen - a massive arena capable of holding tens of thousands of spectators hungry for spectacle. Inside its towering walls ...

An actual historical figure who appears in "Gladiator" is Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, whose real-life reign had some major ...

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