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A town of southern Italy north of Naples. The strategically important ancient Roman city of Capua was located nearby on the Appian Way. Population: 18,053.

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Appian Way

The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them.

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