allowing the animal to climb from the cage straight into the arena,” he said. Just then, a workman walked above our heads, across a section of the arena floor that Colosseum officials ...

Built nearly 2,000 years ago, the Colosseum is one of the most iconic ... a warren of underground chambers where animals were kept in cages and corridors and gladiators walked before emerging ...

The Colosseum, which is also the world's ... Visitors can also go to the basements where the animals were held in cages - and the slaves and gladiators waited before being lifted up to the arena ...