 The inaugural games were held , on the orders of the Roman Emperor Titus , to celebrate the completion in AD 80 ( 81 according to some sources ) of the Colosseum , then known as the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin : Amphitheatrum Flavium ) . Vespasian began construction of the amphitheatre around AD 70 and it was completed by his son Titus who had been granted the name Flavius by the Senate to commemorate his father's victories. февруари 2018 г.
The inaugural games were held, on the orders of the Roman Emperor Titus, to celebrate the completion in AD 80 (8