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

An American tourist was impaled in the Roman Colosseum after trying to climb a fence for a selfie, the 47-year-old was trying to get a better angle when he fell into the spikes falling unconscious, he ...

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

The Colosseum dates back to 72 A.D. and was the largest amphitheater in the Roman Empire ... This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

The Colosseum ... at the time as an illegal party. Completed in AD 80 under the Flavian emperors, the Colosseum—commonly described as the largest amphitheatre built across the Roman Empire ...

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

Il Messaggero noted how the man might have been trying to capture 'a closer view of the Colosseum, perhaps for an unforgettable selfie.' This isn't the first time Americans have made headlines for ...

Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport.