Do not forget to visit the Colosseum in your holiday in Rome. There are a lot of ways to visit the Colosseum, depending on which kind of visit you prefer to do.
Colosseum Rome Admission with Italy Travels
With the Colosseum Rome admission there are a million things to know and discover about this historical and glorious monument. One of these, an argument that divided a lot of expert of history and roman archaeology is the origin of the name of this amphitheatre, the Colosseum.
One of the most convincing theories is that in ancient times that was a huge statue of Nero the Emperor, whose colossal proportion (more that 30 meters) gave the name on the amphitheatre that was next to it. Another option is that the huge measures that caused the name were not the measures of the statue of Nero but the size of the Colosseum itself. Book your visit to the Colosseum so that you can think of the different theories on the place.
Where is the Colosseum?
Another option on which the visitor can think after reserving a Colosseum Rome Admission is related to the place on which the amphitheatre rises. On the hill on which the Colosseum stands, there was in ancient times a temple of the goddess Iside, so that the hill was named “Collis Isei”, that is the hill where there is the temple of Iside. Last but not least, a legend tells us that in ancient times the Colosseum was inhabited by Demons, and at the end of the ceremonies the ritual question was “Colis Eum?” or, “Do you adore him?” referring to the chief of the demons. There are so much other curiosities you can discover about the Colosseum, reserve a Colosseum Rome Admission or a guided tour on our site.
