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

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 ...

An American tourist slipped while climbing a spiked fence to take a photo at the Colosseum and required surgery.

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

An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying to take a selfie — screaming in pain as he was left helplessly dangling for more than 20 minutes.