Back Amphitheater (Capua) German Anfiteatro de Capua Spanish Amphithéâtre de Capoue French Anfiteatro campano Italian Amfitheater van Capua Dutch
Anfiteatro campano (Italian) | |
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| Location | Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 41°05′10″N 14°15′0″E / 41.08611°N 14.25000°E |
| Type | Amphitheatre |
| History | |
| Founded | c.100 AD |
| Cultures | Roman |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1726 1811–1860 1920–1930 |
| Archaeologists | Alessio Simmaco Mazzocchi |
| Management | Polo museale della Campania |
| Public access | Partial |
| Website | www |
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.[2] and was the location of the first and most famous gladiator school.
Today, its remains are found in the comune of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, on Piazza I Ottobre. Much of the stone from the amphitheatre was reused by the Capuans in the Norman period to build the Castello delle Pietre. Some of the ornamental busts that were originally used as keystones for the arches of the amphitheatre are found today in the façade of the Palazzo del comune of Capua. Since December 2014, the museum, amphitheatre, and mithraeum have been under the control of the state museum of Campania. In 2024 the amphitheatre, along with ancient Capua as part of the Appian Way, has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- ^ Touring Club Italiano, ed. (1981). Guida d'Italia. Campania. Milano.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Sito del comune di S.M.C.V." Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2008.