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noun

Ăquĭlēia

gen. Ăquĭlēiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a town in Upper Italy; Aquileia; not far from Tergeste •
a town in Upper Italy, still called Aquileia, not far from Tergeste, built by the Romans after the second Punic war, as a protection against the neighboring tribes, Liv. 40, 34; Caes. B. G. 1, 10; Mart. 4, 25; Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 127; Mel. 2, 4, 3; cf. Mann. Ital. I. 74 sq.— Hence, ăquĭlēiensis, adj.: ager, Liv. 39, 45; and ăquĭlēienses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Aquileia, id. 43, 17.
Perseus ID: n3286 Key: Aquileia