Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa

Colonia Dacica Sarmizegetusa
Colonia Dacica Sarmizegetusa
	Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Colonia Dacica Sarmizegetusa, Zarmizegethusa
Founded during the reign of	Trajan
Founded	2nd century AD
Attested by	Tabula Peutingeriana
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	600 m × 540 m (32.4 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
— Legions —
	IV Flavia Felix; vexill. XIII Gemina;
Location
Coordinates	45°30′47″N 22°47′14″E / 45.5130°N 22.7873°E
Altitude	c. 500 m
Town	Sarmizegetusa
County	Hunedoara
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	HD-I-s-A-03205
RO-RAN	91063.01
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa was the capital and the largest city of Roman Dacia, named after Sarmizegetusa the former Dacian capital, located some 30 km away. The present village of Sarmizegetusa has been built over parts of it.

It acted as the seat of the governor of Roman Dacia until it was moved to Apulum around 158 under Antoninus Pius.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Dumitru Protase: Castrul legiunii IIII Flavia de la Berzovia. Săpăturile arheologice din anii 1965–1968, p.41 Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Colonia Ulpia Traiana Augusta Dacica Sarmizegetusa". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
^ Witschel 2021, p. 40.

[protase-1] Dumitru Protase: Castrul legiunii IIII Flavia de la Berzovia. Săpăturile arheologice din anii 1965–1968, p.41 Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine

[ran-2] "Colonia Ulpia Traiana Augusta Dacica Sarmizegetusa". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2014-03-20.

[FOOTNOTEWitschel202140-3] Witschel 2021, p. 40.

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