There is evidence of human settlement in the area dating to the Middle Paleolithic, some 60,000 years ago. "Comuna primitivă" at the Turda City Hall site; accessed March 21, 2013 The Dacians established a town that Ptolemy in his Geography calls Patreuissa, which is probably a corruption of Patavissa or Potaissa, the latter being more common. It was conquered by the Romans, who kept the name Potaissa, between AD 101 and 106, during the rule of Trajan, together with parts of Decebal's Dacia. "Epoca dacică" at the Turda City Hall site; accessed March 21, 2013
