Micia
| Micia | |
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| Known also as |
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| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | c. 4th–5th century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
| Nearby water | Marisus |
| Directly connected to | Germisara, (Hunedoara) |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 181 m × 360 m (6.5 ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| — Cohorts — | |
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| — Alae — | |
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| — Numeri — | |
| Maurorum Micensium | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°54′43″N 22°48′55″E / 45.911806°N 22.815278°E |
| Altitude | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Town | Vețel |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | HD-I-s-A-03214 |
| RO-RAN | 91991.01 |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-018 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument |
| Exhibitions | Muzeul Civilizației Dacice și Romane, Deva |
Micia was initially a large Roman fort for auxiliary troops outside which a large town developed. The archaeological site is located in the commune of Vețel, 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.
Every year a Roman reenactment festival, Micia Rediviva, is held on the archaeological site.