 Ulpiana excavation site. | |
  Ulpiana is located 12km to the southwest of Prishtinë.  Ulpiana (Europe) | |
| Alternative name | Justiniana Secunda (after its reconstruction) |
|---|---|
| Location | Graçanicë, Kosovo |
| Region | District of Prishtinë |
| Coordinates | 42°35′47″N 21°10′30″E / 42.596281°N 21.175025°E |
| 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 |
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.[5] Ulpiana is located in the municipality of Graçanicë, 12 km southeast of Prishtinë. The Minicipium Ulpiana or Iustiniana Secunda was proclaimed an archaeological park under the permanent protection of Kosovo[6] by the Kosova Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016.[7] The archaeological park has an area of 161.10 hectares and a surrounding protection zone of 96.23 hectares.[8] Ulpiana was among the largest settlements in the Balkans in late antiquity.[9]
- ^ Kraja, Mehmet, ed. (2018). "Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës". (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova) (in Albanian). Vol. 2. Prishtinë: Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës. pp. 1701–1702. ISBN 9789951615846. OCLC 1080379844.
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- ^ Urbes et Loca: Moesia Superior - Moesia Inferior - Dacia
- ^ Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith; Haynes, Ian; Adams, Colin E. P. (1997). The Roman army as a community. Journal of Roman Archaeology. p. 100. ISBN 1887829342.
- ^ Perseus edu,"Iustiniāna,1.Prima, a town in Illyria, near Tauresium, was the birthplace of Justinian, and was built by that emperor. It became the residence of the archbishop of Illyria, and, in the Middle Ages, of the Servian kings.2.Secunda, also a town in Illyria, previously called Ulpiana, was enlarged and embellished by Justinian. "
- ^ "State Portal of the Republic of Kosovo". www.rks-gov.net (in Albanian). Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Kosova Council for Cultural Heritage". kktk.rks-gov.net. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ Buqinca, Arianit; Hoxha, Zana (2018-11-15). "KONTRIBUTI I HULUMTUESVE TË HUAJ PËR QYTETIN ANTIK TË ULPIANËS". ALBANOLOGJIA International Journal of Albanology. 5 (9–10): 183–187. ISSN 2545-4919.
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