Ulpiana
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Ulpiana[1][2][3] was an ancient Roman[4] city located in what is today Kosovo. It was also named Justiniana Secunda (Latin: Iustiniana Secunda, Albanian: Justinianë Sekundë, Serbian: Јустинијана Секунда).[5] Ulpiana is situated in the municipality of Gračanica, 12 km to the southeast of Pristina. The Minicipium Ulpiana - Iustiniana Secunda was proclaimed archaeological park under permanent protection of Kosovo[6] by the Kosova Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016.[7] The Archaeological Park has a surface of 161.10 hectares and a surrounding protection zone of 96.23 hectares.[8] Ulpiana was among the largest settlements in the Balkans of the late antiquity.[9]
Alternative name | Justiniana Secunda (after its reconstruction) |
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Location | Gračanica, Kosovo |
Region | District of Pristina |
Coordinates | 42.596281°N 21.175025°E / 42.596281; 21.175025 |
Type | Roman city |
Part of | |
Area | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
History | |
Builder | Trajan |
Founded | 2nd century AD |
Periods | Classical antiquity to Early Middle Ages |
Cultures | |
Events | 518 earthquake, raided during the Barbarian invasions, burned to the ground by Slavs in the 7th century |