Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport.

The Colosseum in Rome, built during 72-80 A.D., is a great symbol of ancient Roman engineering and gladiatorial combats, with ...

Researchers compared puncture marks on an 1,800-year-old skeleton in the UK to various animal bites, and concluded that the ...

In Rome, tourists tried to storm the Colosseum, which was closed due to the visit of the US Vice President J.D. Vance, reports the newspaper La Repubblica. The reason for the dissatisfaction of the ...

Rome is creating a new 50-km ring road for cyclists and walkers as part of an ambitious project known as Grande Raccordo Anulare delle Biciclette, or GRAB.

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina carried the cross on behalf of Pope ...

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said the Gobeklitepe exhibition at Rome’s Colosseum has drawn more than 6 million visitors, underscoring the ancient site as one of ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed ... home or purchased it near the Colosseum, just as they did for other prepared food. Bread dominated the Roman diet. Archaeologists have uncovered ...

CNA Newsroom, 18 April, 2025 / 7:05 pm (ACI Africa). Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, where Cardinal Baldassare ...

The annual Via Crucis or Way of the Cross ceremony will take place at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday, 18 April, at 21.15. The torchlit procession - which dates to the 18th century and was ...