aquileia
states: [italy]
category: cultural
year: 1998
location: Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 45.7683333300, 13.3675000000
visited: 2015
Aquileia (in Friuli-Venezia Giulia), one of the largest and wealthiest cities of the Early Roman Empire, was destroyed by Attila in the mid-5th century. Most of it still lies unexcavated beneath the fields, and as such it constitutes the greatest archaeological reserve of its kind. The patriarchal basilica, an outstanding building with an exceptional mosaic pavement, played a key role in the evangelization of a large region of central Europe.
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