Sucidava

Sucidava

Sucidava

Dacian and Daco-Roman historical site in Corabia, Romania


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.

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Western Dacia
Ancient fort of Sucidava - walls plan
Ancient city of Sucidava

History

It was a significant economic and military centre of the Dacian Suci tribe.

The Roman fort, one of the largest Roman forts in Oltenia, was built over the former Dacian citadel in the 270s[4] at the time of Roman withdrawal from Dacia. The defensive walls with eight towers of the late Roman town of Sucidava can still be seen.

Constantine's Bridge (Danube) was built nearby over the Danube in 328 in order to start his reconquest of Dacia. Sucidava had its own defensive walls protecting the city and the bridge. The bridge connected to the Oescus fort in Bulgaria which protected its southern end.

The city developed around the fort. The archaeological evidence shows that in 443–447 the city and the fort were sacked by the Huns, and were restored under Justin I 518–527 or Justinian I 527–565.[5] Around 600, it seems that the Roman garrison abandoned the city.[2][dead link]

The first Christian Basilica established in Romania can be found there. There is also a secret underground fountain which flows under the walls of the town to a water spring situated outside.

The coins found at Sucidava show an uninterrupted series from Aurelian (270–275) to Theodosius II (408–450).[citation needed]

See also


References

  1. "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)

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