Standing 48 meters high, 156 meters wide, and 189 meters long, the Colosseum featured a complex system of arches, vaults, and an underground network called the Hypogeum. Its endurance over nearly 2000 ...

Rome's Colosseum opened in 80 C.E. and is still the world's largest amphitheater. Here are 15 Colosseum facts you can use to impress your friends and family.

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, ...

The story of the construction of the Colosseum begins in 72 CE. It begins as the story of the vanquishing of Judea comes to an end. Following the Roman conquest of Judea, ...

Construction on the Colosseum in October 2022. Joey Hadden/Business Insider The ongoing restoration I saw at the Colosseum made it feel like one big construction site.

NPR's Scott Simon details the "gladiator experience" that 16 lucky — or unlucky — people might have next year inside the Roman Colosseum. Will they not be entertained?

ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5-million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to ...