- Modern Capua is a cathedral city located on the river Volturno, 16 miles (25km) north of Naples, in the Campania Region of southern Italy.
- However, this was not Roman Capua, but a town known to the Romans as Casilinum. The Remains of Roman Capua are in the nearby town of Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Roman Sites in modern Capua (Casilinum)
- Roman Bridge
- This carried the Via Appia.
- Porta Napoli
- This medieval Arch was in fact completed in 1240 CE, but is in the style of a Roman Arch.
Santa Maria Capua Vetere
- Roman Capua is now the modern city of Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Old Capua), a few miles away, which holds the Roman Amphitheatre and other Roman structures.
- Capua was annexed by the Romans from the Samnites in c. 338 BCE. It became a civitas sine suffragio.
- The Via Appia (312 BCE) connected Capua with Rome. Spartacus was a Gladiator in Capua Roman Amphitheatre.
- In 840 CE Roman Capua was razed, leaving only a church, and completely rebuilt in 856 CE as Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Roman Sites in Santa Maria Capua Vetere
- Capua Roman Amphitheatre
- The Gladiator Museum is located next to the Amphitheatre.
- Arch of Hadrian, a brick arch.
- Roman Temple of Mithras with frescos.
- Roman Baths
- Venus of Capua
- A Roman statue which is now located in the National Archeological Museum Naples.
Museums in Santa Maria Capua Vetere
- Gladiator Museum,
- Located next to the Roman Amphitheatre.
- Museo Archeologico dell’ Antica Capua
- Via Roberto d’Angio, 48 – 81055, Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
- The museum holds the Finds from Roman Capua.
Roman Roads
Roman Bridge, Capua