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Russicada
presentday
Skikda
, was the Mediterranean
port
city
serving
Cirta
, the capital of the Kingdom of
Numidia
in
Ancient Algeria
.
It overlooked the straits between
Sicily
(
Europe
) and
Numidia
(
Africa
), a 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
.
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