The Colosseum is still a dominant fixture in the Roman cityscape. It was named one of the New Wonders of the World in 2007.

A 47-year-old man was impaled at the Colosseum in Rome while climbing the fence for a photo The man was dangling from the metal spikes for over 20 minutes before a rescue team sedated and freed him ...

The tourist who was filmed apparently carving his name into a wall of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum late last month has sent a letter of apology to the local prosecutor’s office, his defense ...

Completed by Roman Emperor Titus in 80 A.D., the Colosseum became famous for the gladiators who would battle, often to the death, for the amusement of tens of thousands of spectators.

The video, which was uploaded to YouTube, shows the tourist carving what appears to be “Ivan + Hayley 23” into the wall of the nearly 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome. YouTube/rytz5873 ...