The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb.

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The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5-million sponsorship deal with AirBnB that aims to promote “a more conscious tourism.” Under the deal announced by Airbnb and the Colosseum on Wednesday,

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If you haven’t already navigated the throngs of tourists and wandered around its beautiful ruins yourself, you will have at least seen Rome’s Colosseum on film – even if director Ridley Scott wasn’t actually allowed to shoot Russell Crowe in Gladiator there and had to build a replica Colosseum in Malta instead.

Explore the Hypogeum: Descend into the underground chambers where gladiators once prepared for battle. Here, you’ll select armor that matches your gladiator persona, whether as a murmillo, thraex, provocator, retiarius, or contrarete. Your choice will shape your path.

Rome’s iconic amphitheatre will be open to the public at night for the first time ever as Airbnb invites its bravest guests into the Colosseum after dark to train for gladiator glory. In honour of the Gladiator II release on 15 November,