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

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

From Science Daily

To this was added even his own army, for while besieging Aquileia and finding the capture difficult, disgusted by his cruelty and fearing him less, seeing that Maximinus had many enemies, the soldiers murdered him.

From Literature

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

The most vulnerable sites to sea-level rise include picturesque Venice, with its network of intersecting canals, as well as the Italian city of Ferrara, a lasting testament to Renaissance culture and urban planning, and the ancient Basilica in the Italian city of Aquileia.

From Scientific American

Some scholars think he later moved to Aquileia in northern Italy to be closer to the central Roman marketplace as demand for his products grew.

From New York Times