Aquileia
A Frontier Colony between the Mediterranean and Europe
Aquileia
A Frontier Colony between the Mediterranean and Europe
Description
Aquileia is the largest archaeological site in Northern Italy, which once stood at the geo-political crossroad of cultural exchanges between Italy, the central-eastern Mediterranean and continental Europe. This book explores its beginnings as a Latin frontier colony which, over time, became a flourishing commercial center of a cosmopolitan nature. By the end of the imperial age, it once again became the gateway to Italy, reaffirming its strategic and military role at the time of the barbarian invasions and the spread of Christianity.
The archaeological discoveries and results of scientific research made over the last 30 years offer the reader an accessible and engaging history of the site that has existed from the eighth century BC to the present day. The concluding chapters are dedicated to the rediscovery of the ancient city, its political use during Fascism and the modern investments that transformed Aquileia into one of the major archaeological tourism centers in Italy.
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Landscape of Aquileia: Between the Adriatic Sea, the Lagoons and the Alps
2. Aquileia before Aquileia: The Indigenous Emporium
3. The Foundation of the Latin Colony in 181 BCE: Livy's Story and the Birth of the Roman City
4. The City and Its Territory: The Centuriations, the Amphora Canal and the Roads
5. Aquileia in the Imperial Age: Public Architectures and Trades
6. Living and Dying in Aquileia: Domus, Necropolis, Artistic Production
7. Attila and the Huns: The Taking of Aquileia and the Urban Transformations between the Ancient Age and the Middle Ages
8. Christian Aquileia: The Episcopal Complex and the Patriarchate
9. The Rediscovery of the Ancient City between the Eighteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Appendix: The Archaeological Areas and Museums of Aquileia
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 14 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781350440944 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 40 bw illus |
| Series | Archaeological Histories |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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