Aquileia

American  

[ah-kwee-le-yah] / ˌɑ kwiˈlɛ yɑ /

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.

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Aquileia British  

/ ˌækwɪˈliːə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"It was a fragment of Roman glass recovered near the ancient city of Aquileia Italy."

From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023

Though it began as a celebration of the Venetians’ victory over Aquileia in 1162, the city eventually turned it into a pre-Lent festival.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2019

It was held in feudal tenure from the patriarch of Aquileia by the bishop of Pola, and afterwards, in 1139, by the counts of Duino, who retained it till the end of the 14th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

Moreover, in writing to Innocent, bishop of Rome, he addresses him as a brother metropolitan, and sends the same letter to Venerius, bishop of Milan, and Chromatius, bishop of Aquileia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Aquileia has yielded a large number of inscriptions.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel