Welcome to my next blog post for WonderLesch. This virtual visit of the Wonders of the World is to the Roman Colosseum. This enormous structure is situated in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Rome. The Colosseum is an amphitheater from the time of the Roman Empire, built in the first century, its original name “Anfiteatro Flavio”, Italian for “Flavio’s Amphitheater”. The name refers to the Flavian dynasty of emperors who built it; its later name, Colosseum, and by which it is best known today, is due to a large statue that was nearby,