Octav Stroici, a 66-year-old Romanian man, was restoring the Torre dei Conti when the accident occurred on November 3.

Have you ever seen a two-thousand-year-old sports arena from the sky? Welcome to Rome, where ancient history sits right in ...

Visitors to the Colosseum in Rome can now walk through a tunnel that even in Roman times was exclusively reserved for emperors ...

Five tunnels led into the Colosseum. Four were utilitarian passageways, used to convey gladiators, animals, and equipment in ...

ROME (AP) — The man who just took charge of Rome’s top tourist attraction wants to set the record straight: the Colosseum won’t be hosting any electronic dance music parties on his watch.

THIS is the horrifying moment an ancient Roman tower near the Colosseum collapses, trapping a man beneath the rubble.

The Colosseum’s new director plans to hold ‘calm’ concerts at the amphitheatre and wants tourists to visit other nearby ancient sites too.

ROME -- Two American tourists have been ordered to appear in court for carving their names into the Colosseum, the latest act of vandalism sustained by the ancient monument at the hands of tourists.

Visitors will soon be allowed to see the monument's underground chambers. ROME, Italy, May 27, 2010— -- Come this summer, visitors to Rome will be able to see parts of the Roman Colosseum never ...

Pereira was standing in front of the Colosseum in Rome. The Colosseum is one of the wonders of the world and used to host gladiatorial battles and other events. Pereira was performing his trademark ...