US EditionCommodus Passage: Walk Into A 2,000-Year-Old Secret Tunnel Once Used By Roman Emperors
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After nearly 2,000 years, a secret tunnel used by emperors in the Colosseum is now open to the public. Yesterday, visitors were allowed to enter the "Cryptoporticus of Commodus" in Rome for the first time. "You can now experience for yourself what it's like to enter the arena as an emperor," says architect Barbara Nazzaro about the restoration. The 55-meter-long covered passageway was built a few years after the amphitheater's opening in 80 CE t…
After more than two millennia closed, the Secret Passage of Comfort — used by Roman emperors — opens to the public with paintings of ancient Rome and an imerisive virtual inscription.
As a Roman emperor steps into the Colosseum – that is possible since yesterday. After a long restoration, an imperial secret passage under the ground is now accessible to visitors.
Commodus Passage: Walk Into A 2,000-Year-Old Secret Tunnel Once Used By Roman Emperors
For the first time, visitors to Rome can walk through a 2,000-year-old secret tunnel beneath the Colosseum — once used by Roman emperors to enter the arena unseen. The Commodus Passage Opens to the Public Known as the Commodus Passage, the newly opened underground corridor connects the outside of the amphitheater to the pulvinar, or imperial box, where emperors watched gladiator battles, animal hunts, and mock naval games. According to the Colos…
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