See on Scoop.it - Good Things From Italy - Le Cose Buone d’Italia
Italy’s culture minister gives the green light for cultural events once again being held within the historic arenaTwo millennia after sword-wielding gladiators fought to the death on the blood-soaked sands of the Colosseum, Italy’s culture minister has given the green light to cultural events once again being held within the arena.Dario Franceschini has thrown his weight behind a proposal to rebuild the wooden floor that once covered the arena and provided the setting for wild animal hunts and gladiatorial combat.
See on telegraph.co.uk
via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1y0HCIB