A license to pose – a nuisance for visitors – An endless story September, 2002Some people in Rome make a living by posing as “Roman soldiers” around the Colosseum, asking tourist for money if they want their picture taken with them.Many years years ago I started taking notice of these guys dressed up as roman soldiers, […]

More and more people come to see the Colosseum! In 2024 there was an all time record of 14.733.395 visitors (double from the 2018 figure of 7.650.519 visitors) and the gross income has been 101.902.884,50 Euros. The Colosseum is a veritable goldmine for the Italian State! The following table is from the official statistics of