Capidava (castra)
| Castra Capidava | |
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Ruins of the fortress Capidava, modern Romania
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 Location within Romania
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| Alternative name(s) | Cappidava, Capidapa, Kapidaua, Calidava, Calidaua |
| Founded | 1st century AD |
| Abandoned | 9th century |
| Attested by |
Tabula Peutingeriana Notitia Dignitatum |
| Previous fortification | Dacian |
| Province | Moesia Inferior |
| Directly connected to |
Carsium Ulmetum (Basarabi-Murfatlar) (Cernavodă) |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 105 m x 127 m (1.33 ha) |
| — Legions — | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Town | Capidava |
| County | Constanța |
| Country |
 Romania
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| Condition | Ruined |
| Website | www.capidava.ro |
Coordinates: 44°29′37″N 28°5′25″E / 44.49361°N 28.09028°E
Capidava (Kapidaua, Cappidava, Capidapa, Calidava,Calidaua) was an important Geto-Dacian center on the right bank of the Danube. After the Roman conquest, it became a civil and military center, as part of the province of Moesia Inferior (later Scythia Minor), modern Dobruja.
It is located in the village with the same name, Capidava, in Constanţa County, Romania.
Capidava is depicted in the form Calidava/Calidaua in Segmentum VIII of Tabula Peutingeriana (1st–4th century) on a Roman road between Axiopolis and Carsium. The map provides accurate data on the distances between Axiopolis, Capidava and Carsium. These distances coincide with the distances between the present localities of Hinog - Capidava and Capidava - Hârşova. This is also verified by the discovery of a milestone at Seimenii Mici that indicates the distance of 18,000 feet (27 km) from Axiopolis to Capidava.
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