Airbnb is paying $1.5 million to the Roman Colosseum in a deal that will allow a limited number of people to play gladiator in the ancient amphitheater. Not everyone is on board with the promotion, ...

ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5-million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote “a ...

Director Ridley Scott has never been one for subtlety in his big-screen epics. But the “Gladiator II” director may have outdone himself with the new release, staging one of the sequel’s biggest ...

Thousands of years ago, crowds gathered at the Colosseum in Rome to watch gladiator battles and other grisly spectacles. Now, 21st-century visitors will get a better sense of how ancient audiences ...