The city's Latin name in the 10th century was Civitatem Albam in Ereel.[10][clarification needed ] The first part of the name "Alba" denotes the ruins of the Roman fort Apulum (the pre-feudal white citadel).[8][11] Later in the Middle Ages, different...

“The modern city is located near the site of the important Dacian political, economic and social centre of Apulon, which was mentioned by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy and believed by some archaeologists to be the Dacian fortification...