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Apulum

ancient city, Romania
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Apulum
Apulum Portal in the ruins of the Daco-Roman settlement of Apulum, near Alba Iulia, Romania.

Apulum was an important city in the Roman province of Dacia, located in what is now west-central Romania. The site of Apulum is near modern Alba Iulia, which is one of Romania's oldest settlements. The city was mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. The Roman province of Dacia was established after Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom around 106 AD. Apulum served as a base for a Roman legion. The remains of Apulum and a rich collection of Roman antiquities can be found at the Regional Museum in Alba Iulia.12

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  1. Alba Iulia
  2. Dacia
  3. ancient Italic people - The Apulians
  4. ancient Italic people - The populations of the Picenum

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