Kastri Livadiou ancient settlement

fort · 500 AD – 2099 AD

An archaeological site located 4.5km west southwest of modern Dolichi in Greece's Larisa regional unit (Thessaly). Here, a proto-byzantine walled settlement with three basilicas was built partly with spolia from a temple of Herakles and the ancient city of Doliche. On this basis, the excavators have argued for identification of the archaeology with the attested name; however, the lack so far of in-situ evidence predating the 6th century CE has led other scholars to continue to identify the original Classical-Roman polis of Doliche with the archaeological site at Sarandoporo.

Coordinates
40.05329, 22.12127
Also known as
Kastri Dolichis (el), Kastri Livadiou (el), Καστρί Δολίχης (el)
Dating
attested

Sources

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