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Published online 4 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030303-2
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Plants tell Colosseum's story
350 years of botany holds history of Roman monument.
The Roman Colosseum's history is stamped on its plants, say Italian researchers. In plant surveys spanning 350 years, they have charted the monument's progress from slum to tourist attraction, as well as Rome's growth into a metropolis and the city's changing climate.
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