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Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
Ancient city · Romania
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 45.517, 22.788
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient Roman settlement
History
Ulpia Traiana Augusta Dacica Sarmizegetusa was the capital, the first, and largest city of Roman Dacia, named after Sarmizegetusa the former Dacian capital, located some 30 km away. It was founded in 106 as a colonia deducta and elevated to metropolis during the reign of Severus Alexander. The present village of Sarmizegetusa has been built over parts of it.