Airbnb is paying $1.5 million to the Roman Colosseum in a deal that will allow a limited number of people to play gladiator in the ancient amphitheater. Not everyone is on board with the promotion, ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland have uncovered the ruins of a Roman-era amphitheater — possibly the youngest on record — where ...

Lions, tigers, and bears. These, among many other exotic animals, are the beasts with which gladiators did battle in amphitheaters across the Roman empire. It’s a spectacle that has long captured the ...

What if women were hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts searches for evidence to prove women once fought in the arena just like men. Combining history, ...

ROME, Italy — The Colosseum may be the most famous landmark in Rome. The massive amphitheater was built nearly 2,000 years ago. "The Colosseum represents mostly our city. It's the true symbol we have ...

An image used to promote Airbnb's listing for a private gladiator "experience" at the Colosseum in Rome. (all images courtesy Airbnb) Get ready, get set, go cosplay as a gladiator and fight a random ...

ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5-million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote “a ...