Colosseum and Ludus Magnus
You can’t come to Rome without visiting its most representative monument: the Colosseum!
With this itinerary we’ll discover the complex and fascinating world of gladiatorial games, starting from the Ludus Magnus, the largest school where gladiators were trained and were prepared to fights. We’ll talk about the arrangement of the structures which were functional to games and then we’ll visit the Colosseum, unveiling all its secrets. Looking at the visible traces on the monument, we’ll find out how the amphitheatre was working in ancient times and how it transformed during centuries, arriving to us as an icon for eternal Rome.
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