Aquileia
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 received and withstood the first shock of the invasion.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonThe modern Aquileia or Aglar is a small place of some 1700 inhabitants, consisting chiefly of fishermen.
The battle between the two armies was fought near Aquileia, in the year 394.
A History of Germany | Bayard TaylorAquileia was at that period one of the richest, the most populous, and the strongest of the maritime cities of the Adriatic coast.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonAnother baptistery of the earliest times has recently been excavated at Aquileia.
British Dictionary definitions for Aquileia
/ (ˌækwɪˈliːə) /
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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