Key Highlights
- Rome opened two new subway stations, including one located directly under the Colosseum, earlier in December.
- What makes the stations unique is that ancient artifacts — all uncovered during construction of the stops — are displayed throughout the stations.
- The two stations, Colosseo-Fori Imperiali and Porta Metronia, feature a variety of historic objects.
- ANCIENT ROMAN FORT YIELDS 2,000-YEAR-OLD FRUIT THAT SURVIVED THE CENTURIES, PLUS OTHER TREASURES Newly opened subway stations in Rome feature ancient artifacts uncovered during construction beneath historic landmarks.
- (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Colosseo's displays include ceramic vases and plates, stone wells and ancient suspended buckets, along with a cold plunge pool and thermal bath from a first-century dwelling. Porta Metronia, just a stone's throw away, features nearly 260-foot-long military barracks dating back to the second century AD.
