Supposedly it's where gladiators entered the arena, although I am not sure this was the exact gate. This door is often called the 'Gladiator's Gate' by tour companies. Once your arena visit is over, you will walk OUT of the tunnel and back into the main area of the Colosseum. Now that the Stern entrance is closed, you will walk through the main area of the Colosseum, and then onto the Arena floor. It was at least the fourth time this year that such graffiti was reported at the Colosseum, an act that carries fines up up to US$15,000 and five years in prison.If you don't visit the arena floor, you can still get a pretty good look at the Colosseum underground from the main level.īut from the arena, you are really looking right down into the underground.Īnd of course, it's a different sensation to feel as if you are actually standing where gladiators once stood. The vandal was filmed in the act by an American tourist, Ryan Lutz of Orange, California, who posted the video on social media after he said Colosseum guards failed to show interest in his footage. If you're on Telegram, subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on important news.Italian officials have vowed to find and punish the tourist who carved 'Ivan+Haley 23' on the the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that has resulted in hefty fines in the past. When reached by phone, police said no further information could be given.

The statement did not provide the name of the suspect nor his whereabouts. The identification was made using photographic comparisons, Italian Carabinieri said in a press release. Italian police on Thursday said they believe the man filmed while engraving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend last week on the ancient Roman Colosseum is a tourist who lives in Britain.

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