Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere) was the chief ancient city of Campania, and one of the most important towns of ancient Italy, situated 25 km (16 mi) north of Neapolis, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Capua - History. The name of Capua comes from the Etruscan, Capue. The meaning remains unknown. Its foundation is attributed by Cato the Elder to the Etruscans, and the date given as about 260 years before it was "taken" by Rome. If this be referred, not to its capture ...

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No pre-Roman remains have been found within the town of Capua itself, but important cemeteries have been discovered on all sides of it, the earliest of which go back to the 7th or 6th century BC. The tombs are of various forms, partly chambers with frescoes on the walls, partly cubical blocks of peperino, hollowed out, with grooved lids. The objects found within them consist mainly of vases of bronze (many of them without feet, and with incised designs of Etruscan style) and of clay, some of Greek, some of local manufacture, and of pa ...

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In Greek mythology, Capys was a son of Assaracus and Aigesta or Themiste and father of Anchises and so grandfather of Aeneas the Trojan, who warned not to bring the Trojan horse into the city a descendant of Aeneas and king of Alba Longa The first one, or a different Capys, founded the city of Capua. (Virgil X, 145) Other related archivesAeneas, Alba Longa, Anchises, Assaracus, Capua, Greek mythology, Themiste, Trojan, Trojan horse, Virgil

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212 BC - Events. Second Punic War: In the First Battle of Capua, Hannibal defeats the consuls Quintus Fulvius Flaccus and Appius Claudius, but the Roman army escapes, and soon reestablished the siege once again. Hannibal destroys the army of the Roman praetor Marcus Centenius Penula in the battle of the Silarus, then destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius in the First battle of Herdonia, both Roman generals were killed. The Romans take Syracuse, in which Archimedes ...

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Events 5 October - Theodoric II of the Visigoths, in the name of the emperor Avitus, defeats the Sueves on the river Urbicus near Astorga in Gallaecia; this shatters the power of the Sueves. The Emperor Marcian quells disturbances on the Armenian frontier. Capua is destroyed by the Vandals. Ricimer beats the Vandals in a sea battle near Corsica. 17 October - The magistri militum Ricimer and Majorian defeat the emperor Avitus and compel him to renounce the purple and become Bishop of Placentia. Ricimer becomes de facto (and Majorian on 1 April 457 de jure ...

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When William the duke of Apulia, son of Roger Borsa and grandson of Robert Guiscard, died childless in June of 1127, Roger claimed all Hauteville possessions and the overlordship of Capua. However the union of Sicily and Apulia was resisted by Honorius II and by the subjects of the duchy itself. At Capua (Dec. 1127), the pope preached a crusade against Roger, setting Robert II of Capua and Ranulf of Alife (brother-in-law of Roger) against him. However this coalition failed, and in August 1128 Honorius invested Roger at Benevento as duke of A ...

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See also Kingdom of Sicily Opportunistic bands of Normans successfully established a foothold far to the south of Normandy. Groups settled at Aversa and Capua, others [?] conquered Apulia and Calabria. From these bases, more organised principalities were eventually able to capture Sicily and Malta from the Saracens. Areas ruled by Normans eventually included Abruzzi, Apulia, Calabria, C ...

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El Djem - Amphitheatre. El Djem is famous for its amphitheatre (often incorrectly called "a colosseum"), capable of seating 35,000 spectators. Only Rome's Colosseum (about 45,000 spectators) and the ruined theatre of Capua are larger. The amphitheatre at El Djem was built by the Romans under proconsul Gordian, who was acclaimed Emperor at Thysdrus, around 238 and was probably mainly used for gladiator shows and chariot races (like in Ben-Hur). It is also possible that construction of th ...

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Many different sources claim that Spartacus was either a captured Thracian soldier, or a mutineer who had served in the Roman Army in Macedonia. One of the most common theories is that Spartacus fought in the Roman Army as an auxiliary. The auxiliary forces were made up entirely of men from subject lands, who willingly fought for the Romans. Spartacus deserted the army, was outlawed, captured, sold into slavery, and trained at the gladiatorial school of Batiatus, owned by Lentulus Batiatus, in Capua. He took his ideas from Blossius of Cumae, ...

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Charles reached Rome in 1265, but was temporarily halted by financial embarassments. Manfred, however, did not take the field against him until January 1266, when Charles' main army had crossed the Alps. Alarmed by desertions among his followers and fearing further treachery, Manfred sought to bring Charles to battle as swiftly as possible. Charles attempted to turn Manfred's position at Capua by a perilous crossing of the Apennines which wrecked his supply line; but Manfred had intelligence of his move and lay in a strong position acros ...

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Battle of Benevento, Battle of Benevento - Background, Battle of Benevento - Prelude, Battle of Benevento - Battle, Battle of Benevento - Aftermath

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Because of the value and importance of its many historical buildings, Verona has been named a UNESCO world heritage site. Verona - Roman monuments. Verona is famous for its Roman amphitheatre, the Arena, completed around 30 AD, which is the third largest in Italy, after Rome's Colosseum and the arena at Capua.It measures 139 meters long and 110 meters wide, and could seat some 25,000 spectators in its 44 tiers of marble seats. The ludi (shows and gladiator games) performed within its walls we ...

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Roger II's first marriage was to Elvira Alfonso of Castile, a daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile. When she died in 1135, rumors flew that Roger had died as well, as his grief had made him a recluse. Their sons were: Roger, heir, Duke of Apulia, possibly also Count of Lecce (died May 12,1148) Tancred (died 1143), Prince of Bari Alphonse (died 1144), Prince of Capua William I (Guglielmo)of Sicily, his succes ...

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Roger II of Sicily, Roger II of Sicily - Rise to power in southern Italy, Roger II of Sicily - Family, Roger II of Sicily - Jolly Roger, Roger II of Sicily - Sources

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'O sole mio is a universally famous Italian romantic folk song. It has been performed and covered by countless artists, including such stalwarts of opera as Enrico Caruso, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli and even the punk rock band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Canadian pop singer Bryan Adams. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro, and the melody was composed by Eduardo di Capua. Though there are versions in standard Italian and other languages, 'O sole mio is usually sung in the original Neapolitan dialect. See also:

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Roger II's first marriage was to Elvira Alfonso of Castile, a daughter of King Alfonso VI of Castile. When she died in 1135, rumors flew that Roger had died as well, as his grief had made him a recluse. Their sons were: Roger, heir, Duke of Apulia, possibly also Count of Lecce (died May 12,1148) Tancred (died 1143), Prince of Bari Alphonse (died 1144), Prince of Capua William I (Guglielmo) of Sicily, his succes ...

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Roger II of Sicily, Roger II of Sicily - Rise to power in southern Italy, Roger II of Sicily - Family, Roger II of Sicily - Jolly Roger, Roger II of Sicily - Sources

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Malatesta was born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere in the Caserta province of southern Italy. The first of a long series of arrests came at just fourteen, when he was apprehended for writing a letter to King Victor Emmanuel II, complaining about local injustice. Malatesta was introduced to Mazzinian Republicanism while studying medicine at the University of Naples — however, he was expelled from those studies in 1871 for joining a demonstration. Partly via his enthusiasm for the Paris Commune and partly via his friendship with Carmelo P ...

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Errico Malatesta, Errico Malatesta - Biography, Errico Malatesta - London, Errico Malatesta - Political beliefs, Errico Malatesta - On violence, Errico Malatesta - Malatesta's periodicals

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The game focuses more on city-building than military, but there will still be some fighting, even in the "peaceful" missions. The enemies in Mission Mode, from weakest to strongest, are: Etruscans: In Tarentum and Valentia Greeks: In Syracusae and Miletus Pergamum soldiers: In Tarsus Egyptians: In Damascus Nubians: In Tingis and Caesarea Gauls: In Lutetia and Massilia Goths: In Sarmizegetusa Celts: In Londinium and Lindum Carthaginians: In Mediolanum and Carthago (Brundisium, Capua, Tarrac ...

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Caesar III, Caesar III - Description, Caesar III - Mission mode, Caesar III - Builder mode, Caesar III - Housing, Caesar III - Military, Caesar III - Religion, Caesar III - Commerce, Caesar III - Natives, Caesar III - Editor

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Helmut Rix, Etruskische Texte, works as a kind of incomplete thesaurus, a main key to studying the Etruscan language. First of all Rix and his collaborators present the only two unified (though fragmentary) texts available in Etruscan: the Liber Linteus used for mummy wrappings (now at Zagreb, Croatia) and the Tabula Capuana (the inscribed tablet from Capua). All the rest of the recovered inscriptions follow, grouped according to the localities in which they were found: Campania, Latium, Falerii and Ager Fa ...

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Etruscan language, Etruscan language - History, Etruscan language - Classification, Etruscan language - Other less accepted theories, Etruscan language - Geographic distribution, Etruscan language - Related Languages, Etruscan language - Sounds, Etruscan language - Vowels, Etruscan language - Consonants, Etruscan language - Texts, Etruscan language - Vocabulary, Etruscan language - Writing system

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While all this was happening, the Romans had carried the war into Hispania. Over the years Rome had gradually expanded along the coast until in 211 BC it captured Saguntum. This prevented Hasdrubal from sending his brother any aid and also diverted Carthaginian reinforcements away from Italia. That same year Rome recaptured Capua and Syracuse, the second falling after what was now a two-year siege, made famous by the defense engines made by Archimedes, who was killed in the sack of the city. However, Hasdrubal was able to defeat the Romans i ...

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Second Punic War, Second Punic War - Background, Second Punic War - The war in Italy, Second Punic War - The war in Hispania, Second Punic War - The attack on Carthage, Second Punic War - Results, Second Punic War - List of battles

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1270s - Science literature and industry. 1270 - Witelo translates Alhazen's 200-year-old treatise on optics, Kitab al-Manazir, from Arabic into Latin, bringing the work to European academic circles for the first time. 1270 - The Sanskrit fables known as the Panchatantra, dating from as early as 200 BCE, are translated into Latin from a Hebrew version by John of Capua. 1271 - Marco Polo departs from Venice with his father and uncle on his famous journey to Kublai Khan's China. < ...

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