Capua
Sign in to saveCapua ( ; ) 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.
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Capua is a city in the Campania region of southern Italy, situated in the province of Caserta on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. While the provided context does not specify why it matters historically or culturally, it is a notable urban center in an important region of Italy.
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- Capua
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Capua
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Capua (ponte).jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Capua-Stemma.gif
- Italian comune.region
- Campania
- Italian comune.province
- Caserta (CE)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Sant'Angelo in Formis
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- PD
- Italian comune.mayor
- Adolfo Villani
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 48.63
- Italian comune.population_total
- 18484
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2017
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- History
- Ancient era
- Middle Ages
- Modern Age
- Main sights
- Archaeological sites
- Remains
- Amphitheatre
- See also
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Capua ( ; ) 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.
==History== ===Ancient era=== Capua's name comes from the Etruscan Capeva, which means 'City of Marshes'. Its foundation is attributed by Cato the Elder to the Etruscans, and the date is given as about 260 years before it was conquered by Rome. That, if true, refers not to its capture in the Second Punic War (211 BC), but to its submission to Rome in 338 BC. That places the date of foundation at about 600 BC, while Etruscan power was at its highest. In the area, several settlements of the Villanovian civilization were present in prehistoric times. These were probably enlarged by the Oscans, and subsequently by the Etruscans.