Amphitheatre of Capua

Local nameAnfiteatro Campano
LocationSanta Maria Capua Vetere, Italy

The Amphitheatre of Capua was a Roman amphitheatre in the 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.

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.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitheatre_of_Capua

Official Website http://www.polomusealecampania.beniculturali.it/index.php/l-anfiteatro

Email pm-cam.museoanticacapua@beniculturali.it

Phone +39 0823 844206

Address Santa Maria Capua Vetere 81055, Italy

Coordinates 41°5'9.39" N 14°15'0.431" E

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