Aquileia

[ ah-kwee-le-yah ]

noun

1. an ancient Roman city at the northern end of the Adriatic: founded in 181 b.c.; destroyed by Attila in a.d. 452.

Aquileia

/ ˌækwɪˈliːə /

noun

1. a town in NE Italy, at the head of the Adriatic: important Roman centre, founded in 181 bc Pop: 3329 (2001)

Example Sentences

Aquileia received and withstood the first shock of the invasion.

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The modern Aquileia or Aglar is a small place of some 1700 inhabitants, consisting chiefly of fishermen.

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The battle between the two armies was fought near Aquileia, in the year 394.

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Aquileia was at that period one of the richest, the most populous, and the strongest of the maritime cities of the Adriatic coast.

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Another baptistery of the earliest times has recently been excavated at Aquileia.

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