Aquileia

Aquileia (Friulian Acuilee, Slovene Oglej), an ancient Roman town of Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 6 miles from the sea, on the river Natiso (mod. Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Before the Romans, Aquileia is believed to be a center of Venetia. It was founded by the Romans in 181 BC as a frontier fortress on the north-east, not far from the site where, two years before, Gaulish invaders had attempted to settle. The colony was led by two men of consular and one of praetorian rank, and 3000 pedites< ...

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Celje (German Cilli, Hungarian Cille) (46.24° North, 15.27° East (WG), 241 m, mean height above sea level (MSL) 304 m) is the third largest city in Slovenia. It is a regional center of the Southwestern Lower Styria (Jugozahodna Spodnja Štajerska) and the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name. It is located under the Upper Celje Castle (407 m) at the confluence of the rivers Savinja (also in some older English texts Sann), Ložnica and Voglajna (with its tributary Hudinja) in the lowest part of the Savinja valley. ...

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Cremona - Ancient city. Cremona was originally a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gaul tribe. The today's city was founded in 218 BC by the Romans as a military outpost (castrum), together with the twin city of Piacenza. It quickly grew into one of the largest towns in northern Italy, as it was on the main road connecting Genoa to Aquileia, the Via Posthumia. In 40 BC the heirs of the veterans who had sided with Marcus Iunius Brutus and the Senate forfeited their lands to Augustus' men. The city's prosperity ...

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Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580), or Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, was an architect born in Padua, Italy. Apprenticed as a stonecutter in Padua when he was 13, he broke his contract after only 18 months and fled to the nearby town of Vicenza. In Vicenza, he became an assistant in the leading workshop of stonecutters and masons. The Palladian style is named after him, a style which adhered to classical Roman principles, as opposed to the rich ornamentation of the Renaissance. Palladio designed many churches, villas, and p ...

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1238 - Events. In the Iberian peninsula, James I of Aragon captures the city of Valencia September 28 from the Moors; the Moors retreat to Granada. Mongols seize Moscow, at that time a small town. Peterborough Cathedral is consecrated. The Khmers are expelled from Luang Phrabang in Laos. The Sukhothai kingdom is founded in Thailand. The seat of the patriarchate of Aquileia is transferred to Udine. Simon de Montfort marries Eleanor, sister of Henry III of ...

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Saint Ambrose, (Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius; Italian: Sant'Ambrogio) (c 340–4 April 397), bishop of Milan, was one of the most eminent bishops of the 4th century. Together with Augustine of Hippo, Jerome, and Gregory I, he his counted one of the four doctors of the West of antique church history. Ambrose - Life. Ambrosians Ambrose - Worldly career. Ambrose was a citizen of Rome, born about 337–340 in Trier, Germany, into a Christia ...

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Saint Jerome (ca. 347 – September 30, 420), (full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Jerome's edition, the Vulgate, is still the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church. He is recognized by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church. In the artistic tradition of the Roman Catholic Church it has been usual to represent him, the patron of theological learning, as a cardinal, by the side of the Bishop Augustine, the Archbishop A ...

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340 - Events. Constantine II attacks his brother Constans near Aquileia, aiming for sole control of the western half of the Roman Empire, but is defeated. Acacius succeeds Eusebius as bishop in the see of Caesarea 340 - Births. Ambrose, church father (approximate date) Jerome, Bible translator (approximate date) Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, politician and pagan (approximate date) 340 - Deaths. Constantine II, joint emperor of the Roman Empire (killed in battl ...

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In Christian architecture the baptistery or baptistry (Latin baptisterium) is the separate centrally-planned structure surrounding the baptismal font. The baptistery may be incorporated within the body of a church or cathedral and be provided with an altar as a chapel. In the early Christian Church, the catechumens were instructed and the sacrament of baptism was administered in the baptistery. The sacramental importance and sometimes architectural splendor of the baptistry reflect the importance of baptism to Chr ...

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In Celtic mythology, Belenus (also Belinus, Belenos, Belinos, Belinu, Bellinus, Belus, Bel) was a deity worshipped in Gaul, Britain and Celtic areas of Italy and Austria. He had shrines from Aquileia on the Adriatic to Inveresk in Scotland. His name means "shining one" and he is associated with fire and healing. He may be the same deity as Belatu-Cadros. In the Roman period he was ...

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This article is about the city of Cremona. For the Italian mathematician see Luigi Cremona. Cremona is a city in Northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley). It is a small city and the capital of the province of Cremona. Cremona - History. Cremona - Ancient city. Cremona was originally a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gaul tribe. The today's city was founded in 218 BC by the Romans as ...

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• Cremona - Cremona as a Commune
• Cremona - The Seignory
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• Cremona - Economy
• Cremona - Music
• Cremona - Sport
• Cremona - Main monuments
• Cremona - Notable people born in Cremona

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Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere) was the chief ancient city of Campania, and one of the most important towns of ancient Italy, situated 25 km (16 mi) north of Neapolis, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Capua - History. The name of Capua comes from the Etruscan, Capue. The meaning remains unknown. Its foundation is attributed by Cato the Elder to the Etruscans, and the date given as about 260 years before it was "taken" by Rome. If this be referred, not to its capture ...

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Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. Bologna - History. Bologna was founded by the Etruscans with the name Felsina (ca. 534 BC) in an area previously long inhabitated by the villanovians, a people of farmers and shepherds. The Etruscan city grew around a sanctuary built on a hill, and was surrounded by a necropolis. In the 4th century BC the city was conquered by the ...

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Constantine II (February 317 - 340) was Roman Emperor (337 - 340). The eldest son of Constantine I the Great and Fausta, he was born at Arles. Following the death of his father in 337, Constantine II became Emperor jointly with his brothers Constantius II and Constans. His section of the Empire was Gaul, Britain and Spain. At first, he was the guardian of his younger brother Constans, whose portion was Italy, Africa and Illyria. As Constans came of age, Constantine would not relinquish the guardianship and in 340 he marched against Constans Italy, but was defeated at Aquileia and died in ...

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The Battle of the Frigidus (sometimes called the Battle of the Frigid River), which was fought between September 5-6, 394, was perhaps one of the most important battles in the late Roman period. Arbogast, a Frank who had risen to be the most important Roman military commander in the west, along with the Senate in Rome staged a revolt against the Eastern Emperor Theodosius the Great, based in Constantinople. While revolts of barbarian federati were not new in the turmoils of the fourth century, this revolt was one ...

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Attila the Hun (Old Norse: Atle, Atli; German: Etzel; ca. 406–453 AD) was the last and most powerful king of the Huns. He reigned over what was then Europe's largest empire, from 434 until his death. His empire stretched from Central Europe to the Black Sea and from the Danube River to the Baltic. During his rule he was among the direst enemies of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires: he invaded the Balkans twice and encircled Constantinople in the second invasion. He marched through France as far as Orleans before being turned back at Chalons; and he drove the western empero ...

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This article is about the year 320 AD. For the aircraft, see Airbus A320. 320 - Events. Chandragupta I founds the Gupta dynasty in northern India. The Huns appear in Persia. December 25 introduced as the birthday of Jesus. Celje is incorporated with Aquileia as a city. 320 - Births. Constans (Flavius Julius Constans) Roman emperor from 337 - 350. Flavian I, Patriarch of Antioch ...

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Events Shashanka is the first recorded independent king of Bengal (approximate date). Cearl becomes king of Mercia. The diocese of Aquileia becomes a patriarchate. Births Fatima Zahra, daughter of Muhammad Deaths Aidan, king of Dalriada February 22 - Pope Sabinianus Pybba of Mercia (possible date) Category: 606 ...

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698 - Events. Tiberius III deposes Leontius and becomes Byzantine Emperor. Arabs capture Carthage from the Byzantine Empire. Zhen (predecessor of the kingdom of Bohai) is established in northern Korea. At the Synod of Aquileia, the bishops of the diocese of Aquileia decided to end the Schism of the Three Chapters and return to communion with Rome. Khun Lo, a Thai prince, conquers Muang Sua, an early Laotian kingdom. 698 - Births. Including:

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Herod I, also known as Herod the Great, was a Roman client-king of Judaea (c. 74 BC - March 4 BC in Jerusalem). The details of his biography can best be gleaned from the works of the 1st century AD Jewish historiographer Josephus. To the majority of non-specialist Christians Herod is best known from the Gospel according to Matthew that gives in chapter 2 an account of the events leading up to and including what subsequently has come to be referred to by Christians as the Massacre of the Innocents, of which however no mention in other ...

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• Herod the Great - Herod in the New Testament
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