Micia was initially a large Roman fort for auxiliary troops outside which a large town developed. The archaeological site is located in the municipality of Vețel (Witzel), Hunedoara County in Transylvania, Romania.
It was important as it monitored and secured the road to the centre of Transylvania and the river route along the frontier to Partiscum, today Szeged, Hungary as 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.
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.
100 m to the southeast of the military bath is a small amphitheatre with a circumference of 104 m. The arena was of diameter 31 × 29 m.[5]
amphitheatre (2014)
plan of amphitheatre
Necropolisedit
Funerary monument, 2nd century AD.
Funerary monument, 2nd century AD.
Referencesedit
^ abc. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
^ abȚentea, Ovidiu (2012). EX ORIENTE AD DANUBIUM - The Syrian units on the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire. MEGA Publishing House. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
^ abcTactică, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană, Petru Ureche[permanent dead link]
^ ab. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2013-06-06. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
^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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January 01, 1970
micia, initially, large, roman, fort, auxiliary, troops, outside, which, large, town, developed, archaeological, site, located, municipality, vețel, witzel, hunedoara, county, transylvania, romania, location, within, romaniaknown, also, ascastra, mintia, castr. Micia was initially a large Roman fort for auxiliary troops outside which a large town developed The archaeological site is located in the municipality of Vețel Witzel Hunedoara County in Transylvania Romania MiciaLocation within RomaniaKnown also asCastra of Mintia Castra of VețelFounded2nd century ADAbandonedc 4th 5th century ADPlace in the Roman worldProvinceDaciaAdministrative unitDacia ApulensisAdministrative unitDacia SuperiorNearby waterMarisusDirectly connected toGermisara Hunedoara Structure Stone structure Size and area181 m 360 m 6 5 ha Wood and earth structure Stationed military units Legions vexill XIII Gemina vexill IV Flavia Felix 1 Cohorts I Aurelia Antonina milliaria Hemesenorum 2 II Flavia Commagenorum sagittaria 1 2 3 Alae I Augusta Ituraeorum sagittaria 1 I Hispanorum Campagonum 3 Numeri Maurorum Micensium 3 LocationCoordinates45 54 43 N 22 48 55 E 45 911806 N 22 815278 E 45 911806 22 815278Altitude186 m 610 ft TownVețelCountyHunedoaraCountry RomaniaReferenceRO LMIHD I s A 03214 4 RO RAN91991 01 4 Site notesRecognitionNational Historical MonumentExhibitionsMuzeul Civilizației Dacice și Romane Deva It was important as it monitored and secured the road to the centre of Transylvania and the river route along the frontier to Partiscum today Szeged Hungary as 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 Contents 1 Castra 2 Vicus 3 Thermae 4 Amphitheatre 5 Necropolis 6 References 7 See also 8 External linksCastra editIt 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 nbsp View from thermae 2014 nbsp Nordic vallum of the fort 2014 nbsp Eastern vallum of the fort 2014 nbsp Western vallum of the fort 2014 nbsp The plan of castraVicus edit nbsp Buildings 2014 nbsp Buildings 2014 nbsp The Marisus river north of the vicus 2014 Thermae edit nbsp Thermae 2014 nbsp Thermae 2014 nbsp Thermae 2014 Amphitheatre edit100 m to the southeast of the military bath is a small amphitheatre with a circumference of 104 m The arena was of diameter 31 29 m 5 nbsp amphitheatre 2014 nbsp plan of amphitheatreNecropolis edit nbsp Funerary monument 2nd century AD nbsp Funerary monument 2nd century AD References edit a b c Micia Archived from the original on 2012 11 16 Retrieved 2014 03 05 a b Țentea Ovidiu 2012 EX ORIENTE AD DANUBIUM The Syrian units on the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire MEGA Publishing House Retrieved 2014 03 17 a b c Tactică strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană Petru Ureche permanent dead link a b Situl arheologic de la Veţel Micia National Archaeological Record of Romania RAN ran cimec ro 2013 06 06 Archived from the original on 2014 03 04 Retrieved 2014 02 04 Russell L Sturzebecker Photo Atlas Athletic Cultural Archaeological Sites in the Greco Roman World Europe North Africa amp the Middle East Russell L Sturzebecker West Chester PA 1985 ISBN 0 9600466 2 3 p 349 See also editList of castraExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Castra Micia at Wikimedia Commons Roman castra from Romania Google Maps Earth Archived 2012 01 17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Micia amp oldid 1222867334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
