Aquileia - Wikipedia
网页Aquileia [note 1] is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times.
Roman Aquileia - Wikipedia
网页An important frontier military city since Republican times, it became one of the capitals of the Roman Empire under Maximian. In 452 A.D. it was finally destroyed by the hordes of Attila 's Huns, never returning to its former glory.
Aquileia | Ancient Roman City, Italy | Britannica
网页Aquileia, formerly a city of the Roman Empire and a patriarchate of the Roman Catholic Church; it is now a village in the Friuli–Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy, on the Natisone River near the Adriatic coast, northwest of Trieste. Founded as a Roman colony in 181 bc to prevent barbarian.
Aquileia - World History Encyclopedia
网页2023年8月17日 · The ancient city of Aquileia was situated near the head of the Adriatic Sea west of the Roman province of Illyria. The strategic location of the city served a crucial role in the expansion of the Roman Republic by serving as a buffer against possible invasions from the Germanic tribes to the north.
Visit Aquileia | Fondazione Aquileia
网页Thanks to the enhancement work carried out by the Fondazione Aquileia, the ancient Roman metropolis unveils one of its most evocative places: the Tito Macro Domus, one of the largest Roman homes among those discovered in Northern Italy. 1700 square metres tell us about the lifestyle in a house of the ancient city.
Aquileia UNESCO Heritage
网页Aquileia has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. Inscription criteria Id. n. 825 1998. Criterion (iii): Aquileia was one of the largest and most wealthy cities of the Early Roman Empire. Criterion (iv): By virtue of the fact that most of ancient Aquileia survives intact and unexcavated, it is the most complete example of an ...
Homepage - Aquileia
网页Aquileia, founded by the Romans in 181 BC and declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998, was one of the largest cities of the Roman Empire, one of the most bustling communities of early Latin Christianity, one of the biggest ancient ports on the Adriatic Sea, a starting point of the main commercial, cultural and military routes to North-East ...
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia, Italy
网页Located at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea on the Natissa (Natiso) River, the property includes the Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia. The Roman city dates from...
Aquileia - Roman History | Roman Republic
网页2022年11月23日 · Aquileia is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, the city is small (about 3,500 inhabitants), but it was large and prominent in …
Roman Aquileia and the paleocristian basilica - Italia.it
网页The emperor Diocletian transformed Aquileia into one of the largest cities of the Roman Empire, complete with its own navy and mint. Truly the capital of the Western Roman mosaic, Aquileia became the seat of a Christian community free to profess its faith.