Capua (/ ˈ k æ p j u ə / KAP-yoo-ə; Italian:) is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, located on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain.

Capua, a small town on the river Volturno, has been an active local centre for more than 2000 years, as can be seen in the monuments and buildings in and near the town. It is now a quiet regional centre, visited for its important museum but also having several churches and other places of interest.

Capua, in ancient times, the chief city of the Campania region of Italy; it was located 16 miles (26 km) north of Neapolis (Naples) on the site of modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere. The nearby modern city of Capua was called Casilinum in antiquity.

The Amphitheatre of Capua was a Roman amphitheatre in the city of Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere), second only to the Colosseum in size and probably the model for it. [1] It may have been the first amphitheatre to be built by the Romans.

Capua, town and episcopal see, Campania region, southern Italy, on the Volturno River and the ancient Appian Way, north of Naples. Casilinum was a strategic road junction and was contended for by the Carthaginian general Hannibal and the Romans from 216 …

Jun 6, 2019 · Ancient Capua has a large place in Italian history. Italy's second largest amphitheater was built here. Spartacus started the Slave Revolt at a Capua ludas or school for gladiators in Capua. Hannibal wintered in Capua in 215 BC, leading to …

Capua's flourishing economy in the 7th and 6th century BC, was based mainly on agriculture, and an environment in which artistic handicrafts flourished, particularly of bronzes and clay objects, intended to meet the needs of the local aristocracy.

One of the most important museums in Italy is located in Capua. The ancient capital of Campania houses a collection of exceptional historical value but still too little known in the marvellous Palazzo Antignano.

The Principality of Capua (Latin: Principatus Capuae or Capue, Modern Italian: Principato di Capua) was a Lombard state centred on Capua in Southern Italy. Towards the end of the 10th century the Principality reached its apogee, occupying most of the Terra di Lavoro area.

Capua was one of the oldest, biggest, richest and most important cities in the ancient world. According to the Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Capua was founded by the Etruscans in 803 B.C .