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May 28, 2010

Colosseum to offer underground tours

ROME (AP) — Rome culture officials say tourists will soon be able to visit the underground of the Colosseum, where gladiators once prepared for fights, and lions and tigers were caged before entertaining a bloodthirsty public.

Officials say several months of work has made the area safe for visits and the public will be allowed to tour the underground section starting in late summer. No exact date has been set.


 
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