Italy Travels offers different options to visit the Colosseum and the Roman Forum without waiting in line.
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Colosseum Skip the line Ticket
♦ Skip the line ticket - entrance time guaranted
includes entrance to the Roman Forum & Palatineprice from 18.00 euros book now
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Colosseum Ticket + Guided Tour
♦Skip the line ticket - entrance time guaranted - 45' tour in English
includes entrance to the Roman Forum & Palatine Hil, pdf-Guide - professional guideprice 23.00 euros
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Colosseum Ticket + Attic Floor
♦Skip the line ticket - entrance time guaranted - Attico Access
includes entrance to the Roman Forum & Palatine Hillprice 24.00 euros book now
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Colosseum Ticket + Arena
♦Skip the line ticket - entrance time guaranted - Arena Access
includes entrance to the Roman Forum & Palatine Hillprice 24.00 euros book now -
Colosseum Ticket + Audio/Video Guide
♦Skip the line ticket - entrance time guaranted - Audioguide
includes entrance to the Roman Forum & Palatine Hill, Audioguideprice 24.00 euros book now
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Colosseum under the Moon
♦ special night opening - guided tour in English
includes the Underground & the arena, pdf-guide of the Colosseumprice 25.00 euros book now
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Imperial Rome Group Guided Tour
♦ Skip the line ticket - Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill
Professional English-speaking Guide, duration about 3 hoursfrom 76.00 euros book now -
Colosseum Tour with Exclusive Guide
♦ Skip the line ticket - Colosseum & Roman Forum
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Imperial Forums with Exclusive Guide
♦ Skip the line ticket - Roman Forum
duration about 3 hours - any language on your choice - professional Guideestimate the tour
The Colosseum quick-access ticket also includes entrance to the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill (external archaelogical area of the Palatine). The ticket is valid for 2 days.
Colosseum Quick Access Ticket
A visit in Rome really cannot exclude a visit to the Colosseum. Entrance tickets to jump the line at the Colosseum entrance can be booked in advance. First of all, the Colosseum is the symbol of Rome and Italian ancient history. The Colosseum is located in the centre of Rome. The monument stands at the end of a street, in Via dei Fori Imperiali. Due to the presence of the Colosseuma and other Roman ruins, the street itself is an open-air museum. Roman antiquities follow your sight at your right, while walking towards the magnificent Colosseum.
Online Colosseum tickets
Colosseum entrance tickets can be reserved directly on our web site. Once the on-line reservation procedure is completed, voucher will be sent by email. The voucher allwos visitors to go directly to the entrance of the Colosseum. In this way, visitors can skip the line at the ticket office. For this reason, do not forget to book the Colosseum in advance when planning a visit to Rome!
After visiting the Colosseum, using the same ticket you have bought on line, you can also visit the Roman Forum and the the external archaelogical area of the Palatine. Therefore this reservation will give you the chance to visit three important monuments of Rome with just one single ticket. The Colosseum is also known as Flavio Amphitheatre, as its construction was ordered by the Flavian dynasty. The reason why the amphitheatre was called "Coliseum" is not certain. Mmong the most plausible explanations the name "Coliseum" comes from a huge, colossal statue of Nerone that in ancient times was placed near the amphitheatre entrance.
No line at the Colosseum
The Coliseum has a long and compelling story, imprinted in every stone. The Colosseum is a monument that has had multiple functions over the centuries. Above all the Colosseum hosted gladiators' shows and
naval battles! Even more in the arena there were also shows with wild beasts. Therefore the story of this extraordinary monumnet is absolutely worth listening to. Buy on-line Colosseum entrance! Reservation procedure can be completed in few steps!
The monument dimensions
The size of the Colosseum in its original plan boasted 52 meters high and 527 meters in perimeter. The amphitheater was well equipped with 76 entrances reserved for public access. On the arches to the right of the entrance you can still see the numbers above each entrance, in Roman numerals. In addition, there were for four entrances for logistics and services. This immense structure could accommodate a total of 50,000 spectators. 45,000 seated and 5,000 standing in the top area, which corresponds to the fifth level. In this section there were usually the slaves and the common people.
To protect the public from the sun and the rain there was a complex removable protective structure called the “Velarium”. This was composed of triangles of transparent fabric and waterproof canvas. The triangles were connected by metal rings and the removable structure was controlled by pulleys, hoists and ropes which were operated by 300 sailors. Outside the Colosseum, 100 meters to the left of the entrance, you can still see the five cleats that secured the anchor ropes that held up the giant mobile structure.
The Shows in the Colosseum
The shows were organised during the summer for 18 hours a day. In contrast, during the winter only for 15 hours a day. Shows were planned two or three times a year in cycles of a week or more, but not every day. First of all beceuse the overall maintenance of the complex was very expensive.
In the mornings the fights took place with the wild beasts, lions, tigers, panthers, elephants, bulls, mastiffs dogs, bears, wild boars and gladiators. Weapons used included the trident, net, iron plated gloves and the Roman gladius sword which was about 70cm in length.
In the afternoons the audience watched the gladiators fight. The battles did not always end in the death of one of them. Actually the gladiators were considered public figures very dear to the people. Therefore they did not welcome death.
