Ulpiana
Ulpiana excavation site. | |
| Alternative name | Justiniana Secunda (after its reconstruction) |
|---|---|
| Location | Gračanica, Kosovo |
| Region | District of Pristina |
| 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 was an ancient Roman city located in what is today Kosovo. It was also named Justiniana Secunda (Latin: Iustiniana Secunda, Albanian: Justinianë Sekundë, Serbian: Јустинијана Секунда). Ulpiana is located in the municipality of Gračanica, 12 km southeast of Pristina. The Minicipium Ulpiana or Iustiniana Secunda was proclaimed an archaeological park under the permanent protection of Kosovo by the Kosova Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016. The archaeological park has an area of 161.10 hectares and a surrounding protection zone of 96.23 hectares. Ulpiana was among the largest settlements in the Balkans in late antiquity.