An American on vacation in Rome is reportedly recovering after climbing a fence at the ruins of the Colosseum, falling and being impaled on a metal spike in front of other horrified tourists, ...

The Empire State Building will light up in gold and white colors on Thursday to honor the election of the first American pope ...

Scientists have determined that bite marks on the pelvis of a man buried in what is believed to be a cemetery for gladiators ...

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled ...

The tourist is suspected to have climbed the fence to get a clearer view of the historic Colosseum and take a selfie.

An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the ...

A US tourist was seriously injured after becoming impaled on metal railings at Rome’s Colosseum while attempting to climb a ...

In Rome’s Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

Many people are using the concept of fallen empire to talk about the plight of the once mighty Dublin senior footballers, ...

Historians have long believed that ancient humans fought animals in arena battles, but no definitive evidence has been found ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the first direct evidence of Roman gladiators fighting lions. Discover the shocking details ...

The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...