🏛️ Aquileia
Roman port city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeastern Italy
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded 181 BCE as a Roman military colony and trade hub
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998
- Located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, near the Adriatic coast
- Contains one of the largest Roman archaeological complexes in the Mediterranean
Aquileia was established in 181 BCE as a strategic Roman settlement at the head of the Adriatic Sea ...