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ATELLA , an See also:ancient Oscan See also:town of See also:Campania, 9 M. N. of See also:Naples and g m. S. of See also:Capua, on the road between the two. It was a member of the Campanian See also:confederation, and shared the fortunes of Capua, but remained faithful to See also:Hannibal for a longer See also:time; the See also:great See also:part of the inhabitants, when they could no longer resist the See also:Romans, were transferred by him to See also:Thurii, and the town was reoccupied in 211 by the Romans, who settled the exiled inhabitants of Nuceria there. The See also:fate of Atella at the end of the See also:war, when the latter were able to return to their own See also:city, is unknown. See also:Cicero was in friendly relations with it, and exerted See also:influence that it might retain its See also:property in See also:Gaul, so that it is obvious that it had then recovered municipal rights. The town is mainly famous as the See also:cradle of See also:early See also:Roman See also:comedy, the Fabulae Atellanae (se, below). Some remains of the town still exist, including a See also:tower of the city See also:wall in See also:brick. See J. Beloch, Campanien (2nd ed., See also:Breslau, 189o), p. 379. End of Article: ATELLAAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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