Ampelum
Definition
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.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Ampelum
- Roman Ampelum
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Proper noun, singular, treated as an invariable historical geographic location marker. |
| Formation | Latin administrative toponym recorded in provincial Roman boundary documents and military inscriptions. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˈam.pe.lum] |
| Source | Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) and History of Roman Dacia Monographs |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Săpăturile arheologice de la Ampelum au scos la iveală numeroase altare votive dedicate zeităților romane.
EN: Archaeological excavations at Ampelum have revealed numerous votive altars dedicated to Roman deities.
RO: Inscripțiile atestă că Ampelum a primit statutul de municipium în timpul împăratului Septimius Severus.
EN: Inscriptions attest that Ampelum received the status of municipium during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus.
RO: Aurul extras din minele din jurul localității Ampelum era trimis direct spre tezaurul imperial de la Roma.
EN: Gold extracted from the mines around Ampelum was sent directly to the imperial treasury in Rome.
Idioms & Phrases
Municipium Ampelum / Municipium Ampelum
RO: Statut juridic și administrativ avansat acordat așezării miniere în perioada de înflorire a stăpânirii romane.
EN: Advanced legal and administrative status granted to the mining settlement during the height of Roman rule.
Procurator de Ampelum / Procurator of Ampelum
RO: Oficial imperial de rang înalt responsabil cu supravegherea directă a exploatărilor de aur și argint din regiune.
EN: High-ranking imperial official responsible for directly overseeing the gold and silver mines in the region.
Vestigii de la Ampelum / Ampelum archaeological remains
RO: Totalitatea obiectelor, monedelor și ruinelor romane descoperite de arheologi pe teritoriul actual al orașului Zlatna.
EN: The totality of Roman artifacts, coins, and ruins discovered by archaeologists within the modern territory of Zlatna.
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