Step into the shadows of Ancient Rome, where murder, betrayal, and restless spirits shaped the empire’s darkest chapters. With every stop, you’ll uncover real deaths, haunted legends, and the brutal truth behind the marble. This is history at its most chilling — no myths, no mercy, just the echoes of the dead.
Rome wasn’t built in a day — but it was absolutely built on blood.
This Ancient Rome ghost tour doesn’t waste time with pretty columns and noble speeches. Instead, we walk straight into the shadows — through cursed streets, haunted ruins, and stories best told after dark.
You’ll begin where Julius Caesar met the sharp end of a political debate — and where his ghost is still said to linger. Explore the ruins of a theatre built for a dead heir, and hear whispers that Rome’s first empress may have cleared her path to power with poison.
Stand over the palaces of mad emperors. Walk the very road where a king of Rome was dragged to death. Descend into the scandal-soaked alleys of Monti, where Messalina met a suitably dramatic end. And finally, arrive at the Colosseum — the empire’s grand arena of blood, where public execution was entertainment and the unburied dead ensured the place never quite felt… empty.
This isn’t a tour of what Rome left behind. It’s a tour of what still lingers.
Dark, strange, and just haunted enough to make you wonder what’s following you home.
We don’t wear capes or jump out from behind corners. What we offer on our Ancient Rome Ghost Tour is something far more powerful — a walk through the true, dark history of Rome, told by people who know how to bring it to life.
Other ghost tours might give you a few jump scares. We give you stories you’ll be thinking about long after the tour ends.
Largo di Torre Argentina – Outside ‘L’Antico Enoteca’
8pm – please arrive 10 minutes before start time
No — this is the Ancient Rome Ghost Tour, focused specifically on the darker side of the Roman Empire. If you’re interested in medieval legends, Renaissance hauntings, and Baroque-era executions, check out our original Rome’s Dark Side – Ghosts & Legends tour.
It’s atmospheric and eerie, not horror-movie scary. You won’t find any jump scares or silly gimmicks — just ghost stories, cursed places, and unsettling true events from Rome’s bloodiest chapters. It’s more spine-tingling than scream-inducing.
Younger guests have always enjoyed it, but it depends on the child’s comfort level with dark stories and ghost tales.
No. Our guides are professional storytellers and historians — not actors. We rely on rich, well-researched storytelling, dry wit, and real Roman accounts to bring these dark tales to life.
Our small group tours are only in English at the moment. Private tours may be available in other languages — contact us to ask.
The tour runs rain or shine. In fact, a little thunder makes it even better. Bring an umbrella or waterproof jacket if the forecast looks ominous — the ghosts won’t mind.
