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Aquileia

Aquileia is a town near the head of the Adriatic in north-eastern Italy, founded as a Latin colony in 181 BCE to guard the north-eastern approaches to Italy. It became one of the largest cities of the Roman Empire and a major church centre, with fine floor mosaics in its basilica. Sacked by Attila in 452, it gave its name to the powerful Patriarchate of Aquileia.

Aquileia
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IapydesHistriMarcomanniDuchy of FriuliMarch of VeronaDuchy of CarniolaPatriarchate of AquileiaDuchy of Teck

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aquileia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aquileia
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