the modern name for the colosseum
The Colosseum's original Latin name was Amphitheatrum Flavium, often anglicized as Flavian Amphitheater. The building was constructed by emperors of the Flavian dynasty, following the reign of Nero.This name is still used in modern English, but generally the structure is better known as the Colosseum.n the Middle Ages, the Colosseum was not regarded as a monument, and was used as what some modern sources label a quarry, which is to say that stones from the Colosseum were taken for the building of other sacred sites.