Cales

Cales was an ancient city of Campania, in today's comune of Calvi Risorta in southern Italy, belonging originally to the Aurunci/Ausoni, on the Via Latina [1]. The Romans captured it in 335 BC and established a colony with Latin rights of 2,500 citizens [1]. Cales was initially the centre of the Roman dominion in Campania [1]. To the period after 335 belong numerous silver and bronze coins with the inscription Caleno [1]. It was an important base in the war against Hannibal, and at last refused further contributions for the war [1]. After the Social War it became a municipium [1]. The fertility of its territory and its manufacture of black glazed pottery, which was even exported to Etruria, made it prosperous [1].