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It was like ancient times in Rome yesterday when police tried to remove costumed centurions and gladiators from the Colosseum.
During a demonstration two men climbed up to the second tier of the 2,000-year-old Colosseum to protest a recent city council decision which prevents them from working at the site posing for photos and asking tourists for money.
When police attempted to carry the two protestors away, fellow costumed supporters intervened and a scuffle broke out. Paramedics took one of the centurions to hospital after he fell during the confrontation.
Over the years, the city has gone back and forth on enforcing its policy against the fake warriors. Last month, Rome’s city council decided to keep them away from the Colosseum, although they still can work at other sites, like the Trevi Fountain or Piazza Navona.
Read more at ANSA English.