Aizis (castra)
Aizis | |
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Alternative name(s) | Aigizis, Aigizidava, Aigis, Aixis, Azizis, Zizis |
Known also as | Castra of Fârliug |
Previous fortification | Dacian |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Dacia |
Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
Directly connected to | (Duleu) • Caput Bubali |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 130 m × ? m |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45°30′17″N 21°51′30″E / 45.504615°N 21.858438°E |
Altitude | 176 m (577 ft) |
Place name | Ruieni Hill [1] |
Town | Fârliug |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Country | Romania |
Reference | |
RO-RAN | 52794.02 |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Aizis was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, built near the ancient town of Aizis through which Trajan passed at the start of his Second Dacian War.
See also
External links
- Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
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