Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| Aquileia (UK: /xcbx8cxc3xa6kwxc9xaaxcbx88lixcbx90xc9x99/ AK-wil-EE-xc9x99,[3] US: /xcbx8cxc9x91xcbx90kwxc9xaaxcbx88lexc9xaaxc9x99/ AH-kwil-AY-xc9x99,[4] Slovenian: Oglej Italian:xc2xa0[akwixcbx88lxc9x9bxcbx90ja]; Friulian: Olee / Olea / Acuilee / Aquilee / Aquilea;[5] Venetian: Aquixc5x82eja / Aquixc5x82egia) is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 kilometres (6xc2xa0mi) from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. | WIKI |
| Today, the city is small (about 3,500 inhabitants), but it was large and prominent in classical antiquity as one of the world's largest cities with a population of 100,000 in the 2nd century AD. | WIKI |
| In late antiquity the city was the first city in the Italian Peninsula to be sacked by Attila the Hun. | WIKI |
| Julius Caesar visited the city on a number of occasions and pitched winter camp nearby in 59xe2x80x9358 BC. | WIKI |
| Although the Iapydes plundered Aquileia during the Augustan period, subsequent increased settlement and no lack of profitable work meant the city was able to develop its resources. | WIKI |
| A council held in the city in 381 was only the first of a series of Councils of Aquileia that have been convened over the centuries. | WIKI |
| However, the city played a part in the struggles between the rulers of the 4th century. | WIKI |
| Attila attacked the city in 452. | WIKI |
| During this invasion, on July 18, Attila and his Huns so utterly destroyed the city that it was afterwards hard to recognize its original site. | WIKI |
| The site of Aquileia, believed to be the largest Roman city yet to be excavated, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. | WIKI |
| The Roman city dates to 181 BCE and became one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the early Roman Empire until it was sacked and destroyed in 452 by the Huns led by Attila. | UNESCO |
| The city was a major trading centre connecting the Mediterranean to Central Europe. | UNESCO |
| The most striking remains of the Roman city are those of the port installations, a long row of warehouses and quays that stretch along the bank of the river. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): By virtue of the fact that most of ancient Aquileia survives intact and unexcavated, it is the most complete example of an Early Roman city in the Mediterranean world. | UNESCO |
| The World Heritage property includes all the elements contributing to justify its Outstanding Universal Value, encompassing the Patriarchal complex of the Basilica and the whole extension of the Roman city. | UNESCO |
| It is, therefore, probably the largest unexcavated Roman city in the whole Mediterranean world, and as such its potential for research is enormous. | UNESCO |
| For example, most of the original city of Aquileia remains buried and unexcavated beneath the modern small town and agricultural land, the layout and form of the Roman city survives intact. | UNESCO |