Santa Maria Capua Vetere

• Santa Maria Capua Vetere is a medieval town in Italy located adjacent to the important Ancient Roman city of Capua, and built around its Roman Amphitheatre
• It is 18 miles (30km) north of Naples. The modern city of Capua was a town known to the Romans as Casilinum.

Roman Sites

• Capua Roman Amphitheatre
  • It was constructed during the reign of  Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE).
  • It was one of the largest Amphitheatres in Italy and holds many similarities to the Colosseum, which may have been based on it, as both could seat 60,000 spectators.
  • Spartacus was a Gladiator in the 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 found in the Amphitheatre which is now located in the National Archeological Museum Naples.

Museums

• Artefacts from the Amphitheatre are on display in the following Museums:
  • Museo Archeologico dell’Antica Capua
    • Located in Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
  • Provincial Museum of Campania Capua
    • Via Roma, 68, 81043 Capua.
  • National Archeological Museum Naples
    • It holds the Venus of Capua found in the Amphitheatre.

Roman Roads

• Via Appia (passed nearby)
  • Rome–Capua–Brindisi

Capua Roman Amphitheatre, Santa Maria Capua Vetera