Amphitheatre of ancient Capua
The Amphitheatre of Capua was a Roman amphitheatre in the ancient city of Capua, second only to the Colosseum in size and probably the model for it. It may have been the first amphitheatre to be built by the Romans. and was the location of the first and most famous gladiator school.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Fabiobranno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historical site
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
- Also known as: “Anfiteatro Campano”, “Capua amphitheatre”, “Roman amphitheatre of Santa Maria Capua Vetere”, and “Santa Maria Capua Vetere amphitheatre”
Photo: Stanley-goodspeed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria Capua Vetere Gladiator Museum and Arch of Hadrian.
Santa Maria Capua Vetere Gladiator Museum
Museum
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Santa Maria Capua Vetere Gladiator Museum is situated 130 metres southeast of Amphitheatre of ancient Capua.
Arch of Hadrian
Photo: Stanley-goodspeed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arch of Hadrian is an ancient Roman triumphal arch located in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It was originally a triple arch, but today only three pylons and one of the lateral arches survive. Arch of Hadrian is situated 290 metres southwest of Amphitheatre of ancient Capua.
Anfiteatro railway station
Railway station
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Anfiteatro railway station is situated 400 metres west of Amphitheatre of ancient Capua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casapulla and Capua.
Casapulla
Village
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Casapulla is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 4 kilometres west of Caserta. Casapulla borders the municipalities of Casagiove, Curti, Macerata Campania, Recale, and San Prisco. Casapulla is situated 3½ km east of Amphitheatre of ancient Capua.
Capua
Town
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 on the Volturno river. Capua is situated 4 km northwest of Amphitheatre of ancient Capua.
Casagiove
Town
Casagiove is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 1 kilometre west of Caserta. Casagiove is situated 5 km east of Amphitheatre of ancient Capua.
Amphitheatre of ancient Capua
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, archaeological site, archaeological park, Italian national museum, museum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Province of Caserta, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Amphitheatre of ancient Capua” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡普阿圓形竞技场”
- Dutch: “Amfitheater van Capua”
- French: “Amphitheatre de Capoue”
- French: “amphithéâtre de Capoue”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de capoue”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Capoue”
- French: “Amphithéâtre De Capoue”
- French: “amphithéâtre de Capua”
- German: “Amphitheater (Capua)”
- German: “Amphitheater”
- Italian: “anfiteatro campano”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro campano”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro capuano”
- Italian: “anfiteatro di Capua”
- Italian: “anfiteatro di Santa Maria di Capua Vetere”
- Spanish: “Anfiteatro de capua”
- Spanish: “Anfiteatro de Capua”
- Turkish: “Santa Maria Capua Vetere Amfitiyatrosu”
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