Apulon

Apulon

Piatra Craivii
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Alternate name	Dacian Fortress of Piatra Craivii, Dacian Settlement of Piatra Craivii
Location	Piatra Craivii, CraivaAlba County Romania
Coordinates	46°12′33″N 23°29′08″E / 46.209122°N 23.485422°E / 46.209122; 23.485422Coordinates: 46°12′33″N 23°29′08″E / 46.209122°N 23.485422°E / 46.209122; 23.485422
Altitude	1,010 m (3,314 ft)
History
Cultures	Apuli
Events	Trajan's Dacian Wars
Monument istoric
Reference no.	AB-I-s-A-00028

Apula on the Roman Dacia selection from Tabula Peutingeriana

Apulon (Apoulon, Apula) was a Dacian fortress city close to modern Alba Iulia, Romania from where the Latin name of Apulum is derived. The exact location is believed by many archaeologists to be the Dacian fortifications on top of Piatra Craivii, Craiva, Cricău, about 20 km north of Alba-Iulia.^[1]

Apulon was an important Dacian political, economic and social center, the capital of the Apuli tribe. It was first mentioned by the Ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy in his Geographia, under the name Apulon. It is also depicted in the Tabula Peutingeriana as an important city named Apula, at the cross road of two main routes: one coming from Blandiana, the other from Acidava. The two roads merge at Apula, with the next stop on the route being Brucla.

After the southern part of Dacia became a province of the Roman Empire, the capital of the Dacia Apulensis district was established here, and the city was known as Apulum.^[2] Apulum was one of the largest centers in Roman Dacia and the seat of the XIII Gemina Legion. The castra at Apulum is the largest in Romania, occupying 37,5 ha (750 x 500 m²).

Gallery

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  View from Măgulici Hill, Ighiu

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  View from Craiva's valley

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  Wall from Piatra Craivii Dacian Fortress in display at the National Museum of the Union, Alba Iulia

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  Wall from Piatra Craivii Dacian Fortress

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  Import items from the Roman world found at Dacian settlement of Piatra Craivii,

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  Late Bronze Age vessels and bronze objects, from various locations in Alba County, including Piatra Craivii

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  Dacian bronze rings (1st century BC) found on site - on display in the Roman Museum Manching.

See also

• Dacia
• Roman Dacia
• List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia

Notes

External links

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• BUCKLE TYPES AND BELT FRAGMENTS FROM THE DACIANSETTLEMENT OF CRAIVA - „PIATRA CRAIVII” (ALBA COUNTY)

Ancient Dacian cities and/or fortresses
Acidava Acmonia Aedava Aiadava Aizis Amutria Apulon Arcina Arcobadara Argedava Argidava (Arcidava) Arutela Berzobis Bregedava Brucla Buricodava Buridava Buteridava Capidava Carsidava Clepidava Cumidava Danedevae Dausdava Desudaba Diacum Dierna Dinogetia Docidava Drobeta Egeta Gatae Genucla Germisara Gildava Giridava Itadava Keiladeva Klepidaua Kuimedaba Malva (Romula) Marcodava Murideva Napoca Nentidava Oescus Patridava Patruissa Pelendava Perburidava Petrodava Pinon Piroboridava Polondava Potaissa Pulpudeva Quemedava Ramidava Ratiaria Recidava Romboses Rusidava Sacidava Sagadava Sandava Sangidaua Sarmizegetusa Regia Scaidava Setidava Singidava Sucidava Sucidava, Moesia Susudava Sykidaba Tamasidava Tapae Thermidava Tibiscum Tirista Tsierna Tyrida Utidava Zaldapa Zargidava Zeugma Zidava Zikideva Zimnicea Ziridava Zisnudeva Zucidaua Zurobara Zusidava Cities/fortresses with unknown names Aghireșu Ardan Ardeu Arpașu de Sus Augustin Băile Tușnad Băleni-Români Bănița Bâzdâna Beidaud Bocșa Boroșneu Mic Boșorod Botfei Breaza Bretea Mureșană Bucium Căpâlna Cernat Cetățeni Cioclovina Clopotiva "Costești-Blidaru" "Costești-Cetățuie" Cotnari Coțofenii din Dos Covasna Cozia Crăsanii de Jos Crivești Crizbav Cuciulata "Cucuiș - Dealul Golu" "Cucuiș - Vârful Berianului" Cugir Cârlomănești Dalboșeț Densuș Divici Drajna de Sus Dumitrița Eliseni Feldioara "Fețele Albe" Grădiștea de Munte Iedera de Jos Feleac Jigodin Liubcova Mala Kopania Marca Mataraua Merești Moinești Monariu Monor Moșna Ocolișu Mic Odorheiu Secuiesc Olteni Orăștie Mountains Petrila Petroșani "Piatra Roșie" Pietroasa Mică Pinticu Pisculești Poiana cu Cetate Polovragi Ponor Popești (Călărași) Porumbenii Mari Praid Racoș Racu Radovanu - Gorgana I Radovanu - Jidovescu Roadeș Rovinari Rușor Sacalasău Satu Mare (Harghita) Satu Nou Sânzieni Seimeni Socol Sprâncenata Stâncești Stoina Șeica Mică Tășad Telița Teliu Tilișca Timișu de Jos Turia Unip Uroi Valea Seacă Viișoara Moșneni Zemplín Zetea
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