Capua

  • 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
  • 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

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

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