Discover fascinating stories and legends of iconic or unknown places in the Eternal City

Colosseum: Origins and End of the Wild Animals Hunts (Venationes)

Why did the hunts of exotic animals like bears, leopards, elephants, and crocodiles become so famous in the Colosseum?

Rome's Domus Aurea: the architectural complex of Emperor Nero

Nero's Golden House: an icon of grandeur and destruction

33 Facts about Ancient Rome You need to know

Roman Gladiators: Arena Stars and the Secrets of the Munera

From Etruscan ritual fighting to imperial-era spectacles, find out how gladiators represented a curious mix of fame and slavery

Life and events of roman emperor Nero, between alleged and founded crimes

Document the most infamous and doomed emperor in Imperial Rome's history. What do today's historians say?

The Domus Aurea: the buried Nero's Golden House

Abandoned and buried after its fall, Nero's Domus Aurea was rediscovered in the Renaissance, and today its ruins display the grandeur of ancient Rome.

Death Penalty in Ancient Rome and in the Colosseum

Learn about the bloody public executions in Ancient Rome, such as the burning alive of the condemned, held in the the Colosseum.