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Russicada
Russicada
was the
Mediterranean
port city
serving
Cirta
, the
capital
of the
Kingdom of Numidia
in
Ancient Algeria
.
It
overlooked
the
straits
between
Sicily
and
Numidia
, an place of significant
relevance
in
geopolitical
strategies
at the time. Russicada was mentioned by the
medieval
chronicler
Geoffrey of Monmouth
in his
pseudo-historical
accounts
of the
mythical kings
of
Britain
and their
deeds
as "Rusicada" — a
Latin spelling
easily
confused with the
moth
genus
Rusicada
.