Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th ...

Question for Roberts: Was the sailcloth back then a similar fabric to ... Question for Goldman: We were in Rome last week looking at the Colosseum. One guide says the place held 83,000 people ...

The Colosseum and the Roman Forum are two attractions that attract ... I’m glad I live now rather than back then, but I’m not sure we have anything that can stand the eons of time like the ...

(ANSA) - Rome, November 3 - Cultural Minister Dario Francheschini likes the idea of putting the gladiatorial stage back into the Colosseum, and in a tweet on Sunday said that it would "just take a ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A normal ticket includes the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill ... which was opened in A.D. 80, could then hold about 50,000 spectators. With a circumference of ...

As the most enduring symbol of the Roman Empire and one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Colosseum receives ... of gladiators and wild animals; then, you'll explore the arena floor ...

and King's Chamber (animals and hunting), then move a heavy stone at the Mystery Chamber. Egypt to Rome: Group lines form a class circle representing the Ancient Roman Colosseum.