| Castra Sucidava | |
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| Ancient city of Sucidava.jpg Ruins of Sucidava, modern Romania |
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Location within Romania
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| Abandoned | 6th century AD |
| Attested by | Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Previous fortification | Dacian |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Roman province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Malvensis |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
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| Coordinates | |
| Place name | Cartier Celei |
| Town | Corabia |
| County | Olt |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | OT-I-s-A-08492 |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
Sucidava (Sykibid after Procopius[1], Σucidava after Pârvan, where Σ is pronounced "sh"[2]) is a Dacian and Daco-Roman historical site, situated in Corabia, Romania on the north bank of the Danube. There can be found: the first Christian Basilica in Romania 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); there is also a secret underground fountain which flows under the walls of the town to a water spring situated outside.
From archeological point of view the coins found at Sucidava show an uninterrupted series from Aurelian (270-275) to Theodosius II (408-450). The archeological evidence show that in AD 443 or 447 the city suffered from attacks of the Huns, still the city was restored under Justin I 518-527 or Justinian I 527-565. Around 600, it seems that the Roman garrison abandoned the city.[1]
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