Note: Keep in mind that most Colosseum tours only give you access to the arena floor and upper level. If you want to visit the hypogeum (Colosseum underground), you need to make sure it's included ...

Similarly, you can buy tickets to the “Underground” (or “Dungeon”) portion of the Colosseum, which is below the arena floor. Some tours package both the Floor and Underground together and ...

During gladiatorial games in the arena, a vast network of man-powered machinery made animals and scenery appear from beneath a wooden floor as if by magic. Dave Yoder The floor of the colosseum ...

Digging deep basins in the floor of large amphitheaters like ... it seems logical that at least some Christians were martyred in the Colosseum’s arena," he wrote in "Gladiators: Violence and ...

Seating at the Colosseum was divided according to social hierarchy. The best seats were on the lower level, closest to the arena floor—these were reserved for the emperor and the Vestal Virgins ...

Rome's ancient Colosseum, the famous arena where gladiators and wild animals once clashed in violent combat, will soon have a new retractable floor built over its center. "You will be able to walk ...

In May 2021, NPR reported that the Colosseum planned to open a floor-level attraction by 2023. The attraction would allow visitors to enter the arena on a retractable floor and get a gladiator's view.