CAPUA, a town and archiepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, 7m. W. by rail from the town of Caserta. Pop. 9,579 (town), 14,363 (commune). It was erected in 856 by Bishop Landulf on the site of Casilinum (q.v.) after the destruction of the ancient Capua by the Saracens in 840, but it only occupies the site of the original pre-Roman town on the left (south) bank of the river. The cathedral of S. Stefano, erected in 856 has a handsome atrium and a lofty Lombard cam panile, and an interior (modernized) with three aisles; both it and the atrium have ancient granite columns. The Romanesque crypt, with ancient columns, has also been restored. In 1232-1 240 Fred erick II. erected a castle to guard the (still existing) Roman bridge over the Volturno. This was demolished in 1557. The Museo Campano contains antiquities from the ancient Capua. Capua changed hands frequently during the middle ages. In 1501 it was attacked by Caesar Borgia. It remained a part of the kingdom of Naples until Nov. 2, 186o, when it surrendered to the Italians.