Rome Piazza Navona Underground Stadium of Domitian Tickets

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Experience Highlights

With these tickets you will have the opportunity to discover the Stadium of Domitian, a hidden treasure beneath Rome's famous Piazza Navona. With an audio guide available in different languages you can tour the underground ruins of this UNESCO World Heritage Site and learn about its history.

You can hear about the gladiatorial tournaments and athletics competitions that took place within the walls of this stadium, to understand the role and importance of such games in the society of the time. An ideal activity to understand the imperial past of the Romans and the ways in which they entertained themselves.

  • Skip the queues at Domitian's Stadium
  • Enjoy an audio guide available in several languages to learn about their glorious past.
  • Discover the exciting gladiatorial tournaments and athletics competitions that took place here.

What’s included

  • Entrance to the Stadium of Domitian
  • Quick access
  • Audio guide in several languages

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Plan to arrive at least 10 minutes before your start time to ensure everything runs smoothly

Step by Step

Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome and enter the Stadium of Domitian, an archaeological gem hidden beneath the famous Piazza Navona. You'll be able to enter without queuing or waiting to see this unique UNESCO World Heritage Site and learn more about its past with an audio guide included .

Once known as Circus Agonalis, this stadium was built by order of Emperor Domitian around 80 AD, coinciding with the completion of the Colosseum. With a capacity of around 20,000 spectators, the stadium hosted gladiatorial spectacles and exciting athletics competitions.

In its arenas, professional gymnasts, often from Greece, performed impressive acrobatics and physical feats. Races were also held, in which female competitors were particularly prominent. The importance of the competition was such that the names of the winners were inscribed on tombs, surpassing in honour the prizes they received in life, such as the simple wreath of oak and olive leaves.

With the ticket for this activity you can access the site without queues or waiting and enjoy explanations by anaudio guide in more than 6 different languages. Don't miss the opportunity to visit this important Roman stadium and discover what the traditions of entertainment and sport were like during the time of Ancient Rome.

Reviews

4.4
· 555 Reviews
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    Y.
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    We had a great time, even with our 6 and 11 year olds!
  • V
    V.
    4
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    A very good experience, well worth a visit.
  • G
    G.
    5
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    Not very grand, but the stadium is beautiful, the beautiful Piazza Navona acts as a roof, the entrance is very agile and the people who attended us were very friendly.
  • B
    B.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    The idea of the audio guide is very good, it works perfectly!
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