Rome, northwest of the Palatine, on the left bank of the Tiber

It constituted the citadel of the city after the construction of the Servian wall. Its southwestern summit was the famed Tarpeian Rock; on its northeastern summit rose the temple of Jupiter Capitol in us. The modern Capitol stands between the two summits. From the Capitoline the Forum Romanum extends its long, narrow area toward the southeast, skirting the northern foot of the Palatine. Capitoline Museum. One of the chief museums of antiquities of Rome. It was founded in 1471 by Sixtus IV., who presented the papal collections to the Roman people, and designated the Capitol as the place where the art-treasures of Rome should be preserved. The museum was greatly enriched by Clement XII. and Benedict XIV. The collections now occupy the palace on the left-hand side of the Piazza del Campidoglio and the Palazzo del Senatore, which was built in the 17th century from modified designs of Michelangelo. Among the most noted of the antiquities of the Capitoline Museum are the colo al statue of Mars in armor, the Dying Gaul, the Satyr of Praxiteles, the Centaurs by Aristeas and. Papias, and the Capitoline Venus (after Praxiteles). Capitol in us (kap"i-to-lī'nus), Julius. Lived perhaps about 300 A. D. A Roman historian, one of the writers of the August an History (which see). Capmany (käp-mä'nē), Montpalau y Antonio de. Born at Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 24, 1742: died at Cadiz, Spain, Nov. 14, 1813. A Spanish antiquarian, historian, philologist, and critic. Capodistria (kä-po-dēs'trē-ä). A town in Küstenland, Austria-Hungary, situated on an island 8 miles south of Triest. It has a cathedral and salt-works. Population (1890), commune, 10,706. Capo d'Istria (kä'po dēs'tre-ä), or Cap odist rias (kä-po-dēs'tre-äs), August in. Born 1778: died in Corfu, May, 1857. A brother of Giovanni Capo d'Istria, provisional president of Greece 1831-32. Capo d'Istria, or Cap odist rias, Count Giovanni Anton. Born at Corfu, Feb. 11, 1776: killed at Nauplia, Greece, Oct. 9, 1831. President of Greece. He entered the Ru ian service in 1809, represented Ru ia in the Congre of Vienna from 1814 to 1815, and was Ru ian secretary of foreign affairs from 1816 to 1822. Dismi ed from the Ru ian service, he devoted himself to the cause of Greek independence: was elected president of Greece through the influence of the Ru ian party in 1827; and served from 1828 to 1831, when he was a a inated by the brothers Const an tine and George Mavromichalis. Cappadocia (kap-a-dō'shiä). [Gr. Καππαδοκία . ] In ancient geography, a country in the eastern part of Asia Minor, lying west of the Euphrates, north of Cilicia, and east of Lycaonia; in a wider sense, the territory in Asia Minor between the lower Halys and Euphrates, and the Taurus and the Euxine: an elevated tableland intersected by mountain-chains. It con stituted under the Persians two satrapies, afterward two independent monarchies: Cappadocia on the Pontus, later called Pontus; and Cappadocia near the Taurus, called Great Cappadocia, the later Cappadocia in a narrower sense. In 17 A. D. Cappadocia became a Roman province. It had then only four cities: Mazaca, near Mount Argæus, the residence of the Cappadocian kings, later called Eusebia, and by the Romans Cæsarea, the episcopal see of St. Basil (modern Kaisariyeh); Tyana; Garsaura, the later Archelais; and Aria rathe i a. Of its other cities may be mentioned Samosata, My a, and Nazianzus, the birthplaces or seats of celebrated ecclesiastics. Cappel (käp'pel). A village in Switzerland. See Kappel. Capperonnier (käp-ron-yā'), Claude. Born at Montdidier, France, May 1, 1671: died at Paris, Capperonnier July 24, 1744. A French cla ical scholar. He wrote "Traité de l'ancienne pro non cia tion de la langue grecque" (1703), etc.; and edited Quintilian (1725). Capponi (käp-pō'nē), Gino, Marchese. Born at Florence, Sept. 14, 1792: died at Florence, Feb. 3, 1876. A noted Florentine historian, statesman, and scholar, prime minister of Tuscany 1848. He wrote "Storia dell a repubblica di Firenze" (1875), etc. Capraja (kä-präʼyä). An island in the Mediterranean Sea, belonging to the province of Genoa, Italy, situated northeast of Corsica, in lat. 43° 2′ N., long. 9° 50′ E. It was anciently called Capraria. Caprara, Giovanni Battista. Born at Bologna, Italy, May 29, 1733: died at Paris, June 21, 1810. An Italian cardinal and diplomatist, bishop of Milan. He negotiated the concordat at Paris in 1801. Caprarola (kä-prä-rōʻlä). A town in the province of Rome, Italy, situated 31 miles north of Rome. It contains the Farnese palace. Pop ulation, 5,000. and othonia Caprera (kä-prā'rä), or Cabrera (kä-brāʼrä). An island north of Sardinia, belonging to the Sa ari, Italy, situated in lat. 41° 14′ N., long. 9° 28′ E. It was the usual res i dence of Garibaldi in 1854-82. Capri (kä'prē). A small island of Italy, off the coast of Camp an i a, 19 miles south of Naples: the ancient Capræ. It is a favorite resort for tourists and artists on account of its picturesque and bold scenery. Among the points of interest are the towns of Capri and Anacapri, the Blue Grotto, and the Villa di Tiberio. It was the favorite residence of August us, and is especially famous as the abode of Tiberius in the last half of his reign and the scene of his licentious orgies. Highest point, Monte Solaro (1,920 feet). Population, about 4,900. Capric or nus (kap-ri-kôr'nus). [L., goat horned.'] An ancient zodiacal constellation between Sag it tar i us and Aquarius; also, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, the winter sol stice. It is represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure having the fore part like a goat and the hind part like a fish. Its symbol is 8. Caprivi (kä-prē'vē) de Caprara de Montecucoli, Georg Leo von. Born at Char lot ten burg, Feb.24, 1831: died Feb. 6, 1899. Anoted German statesman, chancellor of the empire 1890-94. He was educated at the Werdersche Gymnasium at Berlin, and April 1, 1849, entered the Kaiser-Franz-Grenadier regiment, becoming second lieutenant Sept. 19, 1850. He entered the military academy and became first lieutenant in 1859, and in 1861 captain in 1 can the general staff. He rose miralty, and accomplished important results in the reor ganization of the German navy. For his efficiency in this service he was promoted by Emperor William II. (July 10, 1888) to be commanding general of the 10th army corps in Hannover, and later was made general of infantry. On the fall of Bismarck (March 20, 1890), Caprivi succeeded him as imperial chancellor, president of the Pru ian ministry, and imperial minister of foreign affairs. He secured Heligoland from England in exchange for German claims in Zanzibar and Witu July, 1890, strengthened the colonial policy, renewed the Triple Alliance June, 1891, and concluded important commercial treaties. He was made a count Dec. 18, 1891. He resigned the presidency of the Pru ian ministry in March, 1892, and retired from the imperial chancellorship and the ministry of foreign af fairs Oct. 26, 1894. Captain. 1. An English line-of-battle ship of 72 guns. She served in the Mediterranean squadron of Lord Hood before Corsica in 1794-95; was flag-ship of Commo dore Nelson in 1796; served in the battle off Cape St. Vin cent, Feb. 14, 1797; and was burned March 22, 1813. 2. One of the earliest English armored turret ships, launched March 29, 1869. She had an all round water-line belt 10 and 7 inches thick, low freeboard, and two turrets on the upper deck 120 feet apart. Tonnage, 4,272. She foundered off Cape Finisterre with 500 men, Sept. 6, 1870. Captain, The. 1. A play by Fletcher and another, produced about 1613, printed in the folio of 1647. Fleay suggests Jonson; Bullen thinks there are traces of Middle ton's hand.-2. A bragging, coarse ruffian in Middle ton's play "The Phenix." Captain, The Copper. See Perez , Michael . Captain Jack. See Jack . Captain Right. See Right . Captain Rock. See Rock . Capua (kap'u-a). An ancient city of Camp an i a, Italy, 17 miles north of Naples, famous for its wealth and luxury. It was founded by the Etruscans, was taken by the Samnites in 423 B. C., and came under Roman rule about 340 B. C. It opened its gates to Hannibal in 216 B. C. (whose army wintered there 216-215). In 211 B. C. it was retaken by the Romans, and severely punished. It afterward flourished until sacked by Gen seric in 456 A. D. It was destroyed by the Saracens in 840, and its inhabitants colonized modern Capua. Its site is occupied by the village of Santa Maria di Capua Vetere. It contains the ruins of a triumphal arch and of a Roman amphitheater which dates from early empire. the early middle ages it was fortified as a citadel, and has suffered from sieges. It was an imposing monument, much resembling the Roman Colo eum, and nearly as large. The axes of the outer ellipse are 557 and 458 feet; of the arena, 250 and 150 feet. Capua (kä pö-ä). A town in Italy, on the Volturno, situated 2 miles north of ancient Capua, on the site of the ancient Casilinum. It was colonized from ancient Capua in the 9th century. It has a cathedral, and a museum with antiquities. Cæsar Borgia attacked it in 1501. Near it is the battle-field of the Volturno, 1860. It was taken by the Piedmontese, Nov., 1860. Population, 12,000. Capuchins (kap'u-chinz). A mendicant order of Francis can monks, founded in Italy in 1528 by Matteo di Ba i, and named from the long pointed capouch or cowl which is the distinguishing mark of their dre . According to the statutes of the order, drawn up in 1529, the monks were to live by begging; they were not to use gold or silver or silk in the decoration of their altars, and the chalices were to be of pewter. The Capuchins are most numerous in Austria. In the United States they have convents in the dioceses of Green Bay, Milwaukee, Leaven worth, and New