Aquileia

[ ah-kwee-le-yah ]

/ ˌɑ kwiˈlɛ yɑ /

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

Example sentences from the Web for aquileia

A map of Aquileia in the fifteenth century is to be had, and it is wise to take it to the top of the tower.

Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice |Edward A. Freeman
The terrible invaders, made wrathful and terrible by the resistance of Aquileia, streamed through the trembling cities of Venetia.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 |Various
The inhabitants of Aquileia, or at least the feeble remnants that escaped the sword of Attila, took refuge at Grado.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 |Various
But men do not dig at Aquileia with the same vigour with which they dig at Silchester and at Solunto.

Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice |Edward A. Freeman

At last we approach the church, now, and doubtless for many ages past, the one great object in Aquileia.

Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice |Edward A. Freeman

Aquileia

/ (ˌækwɪˈliːə) /

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