Sucidava
 Castra Sucidava |
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 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 — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°45′52″N 24°27′33″E / 43.7644°N 24.4591°ECoordinates: 43°45′52″N 24°27′33″E / 43.7644°N 24.4591°E |
| Altitude | c. 37 m |
| 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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[edit] References
- ^ a b Olga Karagiorgou http://egg.mnir.ro/pdf/Karagiorgou_Container.PDF
- ^ Pârvan - ştiri din Dacia Malvensis http://www.cimec.ro/Arheologie/ParvanArticole/ParvanStiriNouaDinDaciaMalvensis.pdf)
[edit] See also
[edit] Additional References
- Paul Lachlan MacKendrick, "The Dacian Stones Speak", Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1975. ISBN 0807812269
- Notitia Dignitatum cca 395-413
[edit] External links
- Sucidava on Tabula Peutingeriana: http://www.euratlas.net/cartogra/peutinger/7_thracia/thracia_4_1.html
- (Romanian) "Archaeological Excavation Report"
- Photo gallery
- Gabriel Vasile, "Analiza antropologică a unui schelet descoperit la Sucidava - Celei (judeţul Olt)", Cercetări Arheologice, 13/2006, at National Museum of Romanian History
- http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/als/_sucidava_romania_eu_expansion.html
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth
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