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Sucidava

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For the ancient settlement south of the Danube, see Sucidava, Moesia.

Ruins of Sucidava, modern Romania

Location within Romania

Castra of Celeiu

6th century

Tabula Peutingeriana

Dacian

Dacia

Dacia Malvensis

Danubius

43.7644°N 24.4591°ECoordinates: 43.7644°N 24.4591°E

c. 37 m

Cartier Celei

Corabia

Olt

Romania

OT-I-s-A-08492

National Historical Monument

Ruined

1900 [1]

Pamfil Polonic[1]

Castra SucidavaKnown also asAbandonedAttested byPrevious fortificationPlace in the Roman worldProvinceAdministrative unitNearby waterStructure— Stone structure —LocationCoordinatesAltitudePlace nameTownCountyCountryReferenceRO-LMISite notesRecognitionConditionExcavation datesArchaeologists

 

Ancient fortress of Sucidava - walls plan

 

Ancient settlement of Sucidava

 

Sucidava (Sykibid, Skedevà after Procopius,[2] Σucidava after Vasile Pârvan, where Σ is pronounced "sh"[3]) is a Dacian and Daco-Roman historical site, situated in Corabia, Romania, on the north bank of the Danube. The first Christian Basilica established in Romania can be found there and the foot of a Roman bridge over the Danube built by Constantine the Great to link Sucidava with Oescus (today in Bulgaria, in Moesia), in order to start the reconquest of Dacia.

 

There is also a secret underground fountain which flows under the walls of the town to a water spring situated outside.

 

From an archaeological point of view, the coins found at Sucidava show an uninterrupted series from Aurelian (270-275) to Theodosius II (408-450).[citation needed]

The archaeological evidence show that in AD 443 or 447 the city was sacked by the Huns, and was restored under Justin I 518-527 or Justinian I 527-565.[citation needed]

 

Around 600, it seems that the Roman garrison abandoned the city.[2][dead link]

 

Contents

• 1 See also
• 2 References
• 3 Additional References
• 4 External links

See also

• List of castra

References