Let's take a look at the amphitheater next.Ī quick getaway to Santa Maria Capua Vetere is sufficient: Besides the amphitheater, archaeological museum, gladiator museum and the ancient Mithraeum, there is little else to see. While the ruins here aren't as impressive as they are in Rome - much of the amphitheater was hacked up and reused - the new gladiator museum, which is free with entrance to the amphitheater, is a good way to see how it all worked when Capua was at its peak. You see, old Capua is found on modern maps as Santa Maria Capua Vetere, with Capua Vetere referring to ancient Capua. The problem is if you come to Capua proper, you are in the wrong place. ~ Capua Amphitheater.Īs if that weren't enough, Giuseppe Garibaldi gathered 24,000 volunteers and fought his biggest battle for the unification of Italy around the Volturno river near Capua in October of 1860.Īn overnight is recommended though, as the town is a pleasant one and there is a good place to eat dinner with the illuminated amphitheater as background. The affluent Capuans left behind an amphitheater that today is the second largest in Italy next to the Roman Coliseum. Italian schoolchildren learn that the “fleshpots of Capua” defeated Hannibal because the opulent lifestyle in the city made the Carthaginians soft. If there is still a question of Capua's place in the world, Barbara Zaragoza speaks of the comforts available in a wealthy city:
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