It is the 1st century AD and 50,000 screaming ancient Romans are crammed into the tight seats of the Colosseum, then officially called the "Flavian Amphitheater."." As the din of the rowdy crowd ...

The movie "Gladiator II" features scenes involving rhinos, baboons and sharks. A professor explains whether these animals were actually featured in the Roman Colosseum.

Colosseum killing machine reconstructed after more than 1,500 years. For the first time, experts recreate one of the 28 timber machines that hoisted wild animals into the Colosseum, where they ...

According to Beste, animal hunts remained a fixture at the Colosseum until around A.D. 523, when prefect Anicius Maximus recorded the last known event. From then, it is presumed that the Colosseum ...

Weird things I know about Italians: if there's a stray cat around, they're going to find a moment to sneak away and feed it.

Getty/Alexander Spatari While it may be best known as the location where Lizzie McGuire gave the performance of a lifetime alongside her famous doppelganger Isabella in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, ...

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.

In fact, all sorts of animals were part of the show. Historians say many more animals than humans were involved in entertainment events at arenas like the Colosseum.

Item 1 of 3 View of the Colosseum dungeons which have been restored in a multi-million euro project sponsored by fashion group Tod's in Rome, Italy, June 24 2021. Picture taken June 24 2021 ...

The Colosseum’s underground areas – where gladiators and animals were kept in rooms before taking elevators onto the arena floor – have been opened to the public for the first time in the ...

It is the 1st century AD and 50,000 screaming ancient Romans are crammed into the tight seats of the Colosseum, then officially called the "Flavian Amphitheater."." As the din of the rowdy crowd ...

The Colosseum’s underground areas – where gladiators and animals were kept in rooms before taking elevators onto the arena floor – have been opened to the public for the first time in the ...