The Press Democrat

Rome’s Colosseum gets a fresh look that recreates the footprints of long-gone columns

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

Rome’s Colosseum to host Airbnb faux gladiator fights in $1.5-million deal

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 promote “a ...

Rome’s Colosseum Gets a New Look With Recreated Ancient Columns

The restoration is intended to give visitors a sense of the historic structure's original scale.
WMUR

Rome Colosseum gladiators again? Criticized Airbnb deal makes staged fights a reality

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 promote "a more ...
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Hidden ancient Rome beneath modern streets: From the baths of Diocletian to forgotten Roman mansions preserved inside churches and convents

Modern Rome is famous for grand monuments like the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, yet many of the city’s most fascinating ancient remains lie hidden in plain sight among ordinary streets, churches, ...