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Micia

Coordinates:45°54′43″N22°48′55″E/ 45.911806°N 22.815278°E/45.911806; 22.815278
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Micia
Micia is located in Romania
Micia
Location within Romania
Known also as
  • Castra of Mintia
  • Castra of Vețel
Founded2nd century AD
Abandonedc. 4th–5th century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Nearby waterMarisus
Directly connected toGermisara,(Hunedoara)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area181 m × 360 m (6.5ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
—Legions—
—Cohorts—
—Alae—
—Numeri—
Maurorum Micensium[3]
Location
Coordinates45°54′43″N22°48′55″E/ 45.911806°N 22.815278°E/45.911806; 22.815278
Altitude186 m (610 ft)
TownVețel
CountyHunedoara
CountryRomania
Reference
RO-LMIHD-I-s-A-03214[4]
RO-RAN91991.01[4]
Site notes
RecognitionNational Historical Monument
ExhibitionsMuzeul Civilizației Dacice și Romane, Deva

Miciawas initially a large Roman fort for auxiliary troops outside which a large town developed. The archaeological site is located in the municipality ofVețel(Witzel),Hunedoara CountyinTransylvania,Romania.

It was important as it monitored and secured the road to the centre of Transylvania and the river route along the frontier toPartiscum,todaySzeged,Hungaryas well as supervising the adjacent mining area. In addition, there was a strategically important river port.

In the civil settlement were large baths and a small amphitheatre. The large number of ancient inscriptions are significant.

Western Dacia forts

Castra[edit]

It had a quadrilateral shape of 360 x 180 m placed unusually with the long sides to the east/west unlike traditionally with the narrow side facing the enemy. It lies across the modern road and railway.

  • View from thermae (2014)
    View from thermae (2014)
  • Nordic vallum of the fort (2014)
    Nordic vallum of the fort (2014)
  • Eastern vallum of the fort (2014)
    Eastern vallum of the fort (2014)
  • Western vallum of the fort (2014)
    Western vallum of the fort (2014)
  • The plan of castra
    The plan of castra

Vicus[edit]

  • Buildings (2014)
    Buildings (2014)
  • Buildings (2014)
    Buildings (2014)
  • The Marisus river north of the vicus (2014)
    TheMarisusriver north of the vicus (2014)

Thermae[edit]

  • Thermae (2014)
    Thermae (2014)
  • Thermae (2014)
    Thermae (2014)
  • Thermae (2014)
    Thermae (2014)

Amphitheatre[edit]

100 m to the southeast of the military bath is a smallamphitheatrewith a circumference of 104 m. The arena was of diameter 31 × 29 m.[5]

  • amphitheatre (2014)
    amphitheatre (2014)
  • plan of amphitheatre
    plan of amphitheatre

Necropolis[edit]

  • Funerary monument, 2nd century AD.
    Funerary monument, 2nd century AD.
  • Funerary monument, 2nd century AD.
    Funerary monument, 2nd century AD.

References[edit]

  1. ^abc"Micia".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-11-16.Retrieved2014-03-05.
  2. ^abȚentea, Ovidiu (2012).EX ORIENTE AD DANUBIUM - The Syrian units on the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire.MEGA Publishing House.Retrieved2014-03-17.
  3. ^abcTactică, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ab"Situl arheologic de la Veţel-Micia".National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN).ran.cimec.ro. 2013-06-06. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-03-04.Retrieved2014-02-04.
  5. ^Russell L. Sturzebecker:Photo Atlas. Athletic-Cultural Archaeological Sites in the Greco-Roman World. Europe, North Africa & the Middle East.Russell L. Sturzebecker, West Chester, PA 1985.ISBN0-9600466-2-3.p. 349.

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