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| Alternative name | Aixis, Aixim, Airzis, Azizis, Azisis, Aizisis, Alzisis, Aigis, Aigizidava, Zizis |
|---|---|
| Location | Caraș-Severin, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°29′16″N 21°50′59″E / 45.4877°N 21.8498°E |
Aizis (Aixis, Aixim, Airzis, Azizis, Azisis, Aizisis, Alzisis, Aigis, Aigizidava[*], Zizis, Ancient Greek: Αίζισίς) was a Dacian town mentioned by Emperor Trajan in his work Dacica. Located at Dealul Ruieni,[1] Fârliug, Caraș-Severin, Banat, Romania.
One sentence surviving from Dacica, in the Latin grammar work of Priscian, Institutiones grammaticae,[2] says: inde Berzobim, deinde Aizi processimus, meaning We then advanced to Berzobim, next to Aizi.[3] The phrase describes the initial itinerary march into Dacia by the Roman army. After the Roman conquest of Dacia, the Aizis fort was built there.
It is also depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana, as Azizis, on a Roman road network, between Bersovia and Caput Bubali.
- ^ "Monografia localității Fârliug by Pr. Cristian Franț". Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ Priscian 520, VI 13.
- ^ Exploratio: Military and Political Intelligence in the Roman World from the Second Punic War to the Battle of Adrianople by N. J. E. Austin, N. B. Rankov Routledge, 1995, ISBN 0415049458, ISBN 9780415049450