Colonia Ulpia Traiana

Colonia Ulpia Traiana
Colonia Ulpia Traiana (with Castra Vetera I & II) was created near the old course of the Rhine river (dark blue color)
Alternative name(s)	Roman-German civilian settlement
Known also as	Castra Vetera
Founded during the reign of	(Augustus: Vetera I & II) Trajan
Founded	ca. 13 BC (Vetera I); 110 AD: colonia
Abandoned	ca 440 AD
Previous fortification	Vetera I Vetera II
Place in the Roman world
Province	Germania inferior
Limes	Limes Germanicus
Nearby water	Rhine river
Stationed military units
— Legions —
Legio VI Victrix - Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix
— Classis —
Classis Germanica
Location
Coordinates	51°39′44″N 06°27′14″E / 51.66222°N 6.45389°E / 51.66222; 6.45389
Town	Xanten
Country	Germany

Colonia Ulpia Traiana (sometimes called "Castra Vetera") was a colonia in the Roman province of Germania inferior, founded by emperor Trajan.^[1] It was located in the area of today's Xanten.