the ancient Capreae, a small island of Naples, on the south side of the entrance to the Bay of Naples, about 3 miles west of Cape Campanella. It is about 4 miles in length by 3 in breadth, and is almost surrounded by lofty cliffs, steep and inaccessible, except at the port of Capri, a small fortified town on its south side. The climate is mild and salubrious; but the greater part of the island is rocky, though where cultivated it is very fertile, producing grain, grapes, olives, and other fruits. Vast numbers of quails are annually caught here. Capri is infamous in history as being the retreat of Tiberius, where he spent the last ten years of his life, and whence he issued the verbosa et grandes Epistolae, mentioned by Juvenal. He erected twelve villas in different parts of the island, the remains of several of which are still to be seen. Mosaic pavements, bas-reliefs, and other relics of antiquity, have been dug up here. Pop. about 6000.