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    Colosseum restoration underway

    A long-delayed restoration of the Colosseum's only intact internal passageway has yielded ancient traces of red, black, green and blue frescoes — as well as graffiti and drawings of phallic symbols — indicating that the arena where gladiators fought was far more colorful than previously thought.

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    1. Tourists walk outside Rome
    2. Tourists vitis Rome
    3. An ancient graffiti, in background red, covered by tourist
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    5. An ancient graffiti recently discovered during restoration works is seen inside a gallery of Rome
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