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

The man had been on holiday in Rome with family and friends ... under the Flavian emperors, the Colosseum—commonly described as the largest amphitheatre built across the Roman Empire—hosted ...

U.S. tourist impaled through lower back climbing metal fence outside the Colosseum in Rome - Witnesses reported that the man ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday ... or crush” with today’s world built on “calculation and algorithms, cold logic and implacable interests.” ...

Like most famous destinations in Rome, the Colosseum's scope and scale can be ... underground as well as the novel ...

The Colosseum in Rome, built during 72-80 A.D., is a great symbol of ancient Roman engineering and gladiatorial combats, with ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome on Saturday afternoon after a Vatican funeral for the “Pope among the people” attended ...

MORE than Diego Maradona and more than Lionel Messi, Pope Francis was the most famous Argentinian who ever lived — and, even ...

passing the Colosseum and thousands of mourners on its way. Perched on top of one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built, Santa Maria Maggiore is one of four papal basilicas and held a ...