NARRATOR: The Colosseum-- the Roman Empire summed up in stone. Never has such a civilized culture poured so much of its wealth into engineering spectacles of death for the entertainment of its people.

NPR's Scott Simon details the "gladiator experience" that 16 lucky — or unlucky — people might have next year inside the Roman Colosseum. Will they not be entertained?

The Colosseum’s underground areas – where gladiators and animals were kept in rooms before taking elevators onto the arena floor – have been opened to the public for the first time in the ...

Giovanna Maria Giammarino died of a suspected heart attack during a guide shift in 31C heat at the Colosseum on Tuesday (19 ...