Castra of Livezile

Castra of Livezile
Castra of Livezile is located in Romania
Castra of Livezile
Location within Romania
47°11′13″N 24°34′15″E / 47.18687°N 24.57075°E / 47.18687; 24.57075
LocationPoderei, Livezile, Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
History
Founded2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1][2]
Site notes
Archaeologists
  • Dumitru Protase[3]
ConditionRuined
A pale orange and white topographical map showing Roman border fortifications and roads across Dacia
A historical map illustrating the Limes in the Roman province of Dacia

The castra of Livezile was a castra in the Roman province of Dacia, located in the north side of the modern commune of Livezile in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania.[1][2] The fort was erected and surrounded by a ditch in the 2nd century AD.[2] The castra was abandoned in the 3rd century and its ruins are still visible.[1][2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "33550.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-04-13. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 473. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Turcuş, Veronica; et al. (2008). "Protase, Dumitru (n. 1926), Membru de onoare al Academiei Române (2003)". Bibliografia lucrărilor ştiinţifice ale membrilor Institutului de Istorie din Cluj 1920-2005. www.history-cluj.ro. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

47°10′N 24°34′E / 47.167°N 24.567°E / 47.167; 24.567