Sucidava

Castra Sucidava
Ruins of Sucidava, modern Romania
Sucidava is located in Romania
Sucidava
Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Celeiu
Abandoned6th century
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Previous fortificationDacian
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Nearby waterDanubius
Structure
— Stone structure —
Location
Coordinates43°45′52″N 24°27′33″E / 43.7644°N 24.4591°E / 43.7644; 24.4591
Altitudec. 37 m
Place nameCartier Celei
TownCorabia
CountyOlt
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIOT-I-s-A-08492
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1900 [1]
ArchaeologistsPamfil Polonic[1]
Western Dacia
Ancient fort of Sucidava - walls plan
Ancient city of Sucidava

Sucidava (Sykibid, Skedevà after Procopius of Caesarea,[2] Σucidava after Vasile Pârvan, where Σ is pronounced "sh"[3]) was a Dacian and Daco-Roman city situated in Corabia, Romania, on the north bank of the Danube. It developed from the 270s AD and especially after the construction of Constantine's Bridge the northern side of which it protected.

  1. ^ a b "Manuscrisele lui Pamfil Polonic". cimec.ro. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ Olga Karagiorgou "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Pârvan - știri din Dacia Malvensis http://www.cimec.ro/Arheologie/ParvanArticole/ParvanStiriNouaDinDaciaMalvensis.pdf)