The DARK and BRIGHT SIDE of the ancient Romans inside & outside the Colosseum.

The informations you will receive during the tour are based on historical accounts. At the end you will find in your inbox the bibliography, about thirty books.

ATTENTION!!!

The tour does not include entrance inside the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill.
We walk around the Colosseum, alongside the via Fori Imperiali, finishing the tour on the Capitolium Hill.


A minimum of 4 people is required for the tour. So please confirm your presence in advance.

 I WILL SIT NEXT TO WINDOW of CAFFÈ ROMA BAR, DISPLAYING MY NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS : MARCIUS

• The historical circumstances that influenced  the construction of the Amphitheatrum Flavium (Colosseum today)

• The human and economic resources used for the construction of the monument which is considered one of the SEVEN WONDERS of the ancient world.

• The main games inside the Amphitheatrum as, 

-hunting and killing the animals, animal vs animal, man vs animal etc. 
-public executions,which were psysical and psychological torture. 
-life of a gladiator in his naked reality away from the movie fiction,mostly being slaves which were dehumanized by Romans, the people being transformed "into cattle, into a tool". 

• The crowd, thrilled by the shows put in place by the authorities. 

• The roman mob wishing more and more blood than in previous games. They're hungry and thirsty for them. 

• Casualties during the centuries inside the Colosseum in terms of humans and animals. 

The tour is going to cover the following sites.

 - Colosseum, a walk around it. 
-" Via dell'impero" ; Mussolini’s Gutting of Rome in Search of its “Romanness”, with the view of the :
- Hadrian's temple
- Basilica of Maxentius 
- Forum of Nerva
- Forum of Augustus
- Forum of Julius Caesar
- Trajan's Forum with the market and the column
- Tower of Milizie
parts of which  can be seen on both sides of the road.
- Mamertino's prison
- Capitol Hill with the end of the tour