Ulpiana

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Ulpiana was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Dardania, located near present-day Pristina in Kosovo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
archaeological site
abandonedByCentury 7th century
associatedWithEmperor Justinian I NERFINISHED
country Roman Empire
declinePeriod late antiquity
distanceFromPristina approximately 10 km southeast
excavatedBy Kosovo archaeologists
international archaeological missions
flourishedInCentury 2nd century
3rd century
4th century
foundedInCentury 1st century
2nd century
hasAlternativeName Municipium Ulpiana NERFINISHED
Ulpiana Municipium NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalFeature basilicas
city walls
necropolis
public buildings
residential quarters
hasEvidenceOf Christian episcopal center
Roman urban planning
heritageStatus protected archaeological site in Kosovo
knownFor early Christian basilicas
mining activities in surrounding area
strategic location on Roman roads
laterName Iustiniana Secunda (attributed in some sources) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Dardania NERFINISHED
Roman province of Dardania NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Kosovo NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Balkans NERFINISHED
locatedNear Graçanica NERFINISHED
Pristina NERFINISHED
modernExcavationsBeganIn 1950s
20th century
namedAfter Roman emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) NERFINISHED
nearbyModernSettlement Graçanica NERFINISHED
partOf Illyricum (Roman administrative region) NERFINISHED
rebuiltBy Byzantine authorities
rebuiltInCentury 6th century
regionInAntiquity Dardania NERFINISHED
religion early Christianity
status important urban center of Dardania
municipium
sufferedEvent Gothic invasions
Hunnic invasions NERFINISHED
earthquake in 4th century

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Dardania majorCity Ulpiana