History of Capoue

Capoue is an old town of Italy of the south, in Campanie, which preserves many vestiges of the Roman epoch. Its name would come from Capys, grandfather of Enée.

Delights of Capoue

In vain waiting of reinforcement of Africa that the senators of Carthage balk with him to send some, fearing that its glory does not carry shade to them, Hannibal takes its winter quarters to Capoue, city where it had entered easily since his/her political friends had seized the power there little before the Bataille of Cannes.

Temporizing in the hope of a total disintegration of the Italian confederation, as that of new alliances which would finally enable him to obtain the domination on sea and the catch of Rome itself.

Capoue accommodates Hannibal and supports it against Rome in the Bataille of Zama; after the defeat of Hannibal, Capoue is punished with the confiscation of its territory and the deprivation of the citizenship.

Its Amphithéâtre is of a great richness and Gladiateur Thrace Spartacus celebrates it fought there (See Amphithéâtre of Capoue) initially in the Arène then against Rome by succeeding in the feat of ingenuity to make it tremble by there raising the Gladiateur S then the others Esclave S counter their Masters.

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