Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors to the Italian capital can now visit and tread a hidden walkway in the Colosseum used by Roman emperors to safely and ...

Visitors to the Colosseum will be able to walk in the footsteps of emperors as the Roman landmark opens a once-secret passageway that the rulers used to enter the arena without mixing with the masses.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From October 2024 to September 2025, a team of experts restored part of the tunnel that’s open to visitors for the first time.

The corridor, attributed to Emperor Commodus who reigned between 180 and 192 CE, is infamous for its association with the cruel ruler who was passionate about combat in the arena. The Passage of ...

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator ruled the 00s with $465.4M at the box office. Its most brutal moment? Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murdering his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). Aurelius chose ...