zˈʌkɐbˌɑːɹ bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðə ɹˈoʊmən pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv mˌɔːɹɪtˈeɪniə sˌiːsɑːɹɹˈiənsɪs ænd wʌz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd sˈɛvənti kˌeɪˈɛm sˈaʊθ ʌvðə kˈæpɪɾəl siːsˈɛɹiə, wɪð ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv nˌɪɹli fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts mˈoʊstli ɹˈoʊmɐnˌaɪzd bˈɜːbɚz.
Zuccabar belonged to the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis and was located 70 km south of the capital Caesarea, with a population of nearly 5,000 inhabitants (mostly romanised berbers).