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Rome's biggest attraction has a new highlight: an underground secret passageway is soon accessible to visitors.
A secret underground passage, which remained hidden for a long time in the Colosseum of Rome, will open for visitors of this ancient amphitheater at the end of October, was announced by the representatives of the Archeological Colosseum Park in March.
Later this month, Romans and tourists will be able to peek into a tunnel beneath the Colosseum for the first time. The "Commodus Passage" was used by emperors during Roman times to enter and exit the amphitheater unnoticed. The tunnel was hidden for centuries and has been extensively restored in recent years.
Colosseum’s Hidden Passage of Roman Emperors Revealed for the First Time
Interior arcades of the Colosseum in Rome. Credit: Russell Yarwood / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 A secret underground corridor once reserved for Rome’s emperors has opened to the public for the first time. Known as the “Passage of Commodus,” the vaulted walkway lay hidden beneath the Colosseum for nearly two millennia before being restored and unveiled by the Colosseum Archaeological Park. Partially illuminated and ventilated through narrow…
Commodus Passage opens to public for first time - Arts Culture and Style
The Commodus Passage, the name given to the corridor through which Roman emperors gained unseen access to the Imperial box in the Colosseum, has been opened to the public for the first time after a major restoration that restored its gliseting marble walls. (ANSA)
Through him, the Roman elite succeeded unnoticed in the gallery of honour of the Colosseum to observe the spectacles in the amphitheatre. When will Commodus walk become accessible to visitors?
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