A once-hidden passageway inside Rome’s Colosseum, known as the Commodus Passage — named after the notorious emperor immortalised in the film Gladiator — opened to the public for the first time this week.
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Rome’s annual Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross, will be held at the Colosseum on Good Friday, 18 April, at 21:15. The torchlit procession traces its roots back to the 1700s and was reintroduced in 1964 under Pope Paul VI.
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The Colosseum has defended a controversial agreement with Airbnb that allows the ancient amphitheatre to host gladiator-themed events.
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Rome’s Colosseum visitor numbers for June, July and August rose by 16% over the same period in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic the following year, the culture ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
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An investigation is now open into Colosseum ticket sales. The Antitrust authority is following up on consumer complaints after tickets disappear within minutes.
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The Puccini Festival in the Tuscan town of Torre del Lago has sacked Alberto Veronesi. The blindfolded conductor was protesting when he performed at Friday’s opening night of La Boheme.
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A tourist from England who carved names on Colosseum says he did not realise the age of the monument. Ivan Dimitrov, from Bristol, apologises to Rome mayor in letter printed in Il Messagero.
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A new dig at the sewers of the Colosseum gives further insight into the snacks eaten, and the animals killed during shows.
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The Hypogeum, or ‘backstage’, of Rome’s Colosseum is fully open to the public for the first time. The restored walkways allow visitors to fully explore the underground tunnels and chambers of the 2,000-year-old monument.
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