Mediterranean heat takes its toll.
An old woman rests on a plinth, wishes she was home enjoying her View-Master version of Rome. Two teen gamers, thumbs twitching, long for the same thing: to play Gladiator Combat on VR headsets instead of roaming the Colosseum’s lifeless arena floor. Only the ten-year-old experiences what’s in front of him. He thumps one of the Pantheon’s columns, asks his father how to open the secret door.