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 built on blood. This walking tour takes you deep into the shadows of the ancient city, where emperors were betrayed, executions were public, and some spirits never left.
You’ll begin where Julius Caesar was murdered — and where his ghost was said to return. Stand in the ruins of a theatre built to honour a dead heir and hear the rumours that Rome’s first empress cleared the path to power with poison. Look out over the haunted palaces of madmen, walk cursed streets where kings were crushed beneath chariots, and pass the stairs where traitors were left to rot in the sun. Hear the scandalous fate of Messalina in Rome’s seediest neighbourhood, and end at the Colosseum — the empire’s blood-soaked arena, where killing was a public performance and the dead were rarely buried properly.
This isn’t a tour of ruins — it’s a tour of what still lingers beneath them. It’s eerie, unsettling, and just the right amount of haunted.
This is Ancient Rome as you’ve never heard it — brutal, strange, and unforgettable.
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
Both. This is a ghost tour rooted in the brutal real history of Ancient Rome. You’ll hear chilling ghost stories and accounts of restless spirits, alongside tales of assassinations, executions, curses, and betrayals that helped shape the Roman Empire. It’s spooky, smart, and grounded in real Roman legends and ancient sources.
No — this is the ghost tour of Ancient Rome, 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.
Public tours are in English. 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.
