#Ampelum

• Ampelum — The ancient Roman name of the town of Zlatna in Alba County, located in the Apuseni Mountains. During the period of Roman Dacia, Ampelum functioned as a highly important administrative, economic, and mining center, serving as the headquarters of the procurator aurariarum, who coordinated the extraction of precious metals throughout the province.
• Ampul — A historical, regional, or archaic toponymic form derived from the Latin root 'Ampelum', utilized in old documents to designate the Ampoi River or the mountainous area near the mining town of Zlatna in Alba County; it represents a documented record of the etymological link between Roman settlements in the Apuseni Mountains and local geographical names preserved by communities.