Times Independent | 1924-09-11 | Page 7 | City of Capua

city of capua the city of capua of ancient italy op opened ened if its gates to hannibal after the be battle of candae B C and the he army there went into winter quaner terL capua capita waa vas the moat most luxurious city in italy and hannibal army wai was greatly enervated as a remit result of if its residence there abea the romans regained repined of cafua B C they scourged and beheaded the sur surviving living et natoni senator fl who bad noi not themselves theme elve before the surrender of the city only two persons pe reon it to 1 said aid escaped ea one a woman women who had lima prayed for the accede of tho th roman arm arms and the fotr a woman who wh had bad succored uc cored ome some prisoners pria onen abe tb nord capua capus became a synonym tin tog junry and mid