Aquila

Aquila is the Latin and Romance languages word for eagle. Specifically, it may refer to:

• Aquila (constellation), the astronomical constellation, the Eagle
• Aquila (bird), a genus of birds including some eagles
• Aquila (name), a given name or surname
• Aquila (Roman), a Roman military standard

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Aquila (children's magazine), a UK-based children's magazine
• Aquila (journal), an ornithological journal
• Aquila (TV series), a BBC TV production for children based on the Norriss book
• Aquila Theatre, a theatre company currently of New York
• Aquila, a 1997 book by Andrew Norriss

Fictional entities

• Aquila, a series of books by S.P. Somtow
• Aquilla, a character in the wargame Heroscape
• Aquila, a ship in the video game Star Ocean: The Last Hope
• Aquila, a ship in the video game Assassin's Creed III
• Aquila, a world in the MMORPGs Wizard101 and Pirate101
• Aquila Yuna, a character in the anime Saint Seiya Omega
• Aquila, a medieval city in the fantasy film Ladyhawke (1985)

People

• Gaius Julius Aquila (1st century CE), Roman knight
• Julius Gallus Aquila (probably 2nd century CE), Roman jurist
• Lucius Pontius Aquila (1st century BCE), one of the assassins of Julius Caesar
• Vedius Aquila (1st century CE), Roman general
• Aquila of Sinope (fl. 130 AD), translator of the Hebrew Bible into Greek
• Aquila Chase (17th century), early Puritan settler in the American colonies and founder of the influential Chase family
• Aquila Romanus (3rd century CE), Latin grammarian
• Priscilla and Aquila, early Christian converts who appear in the New Testament

Places

• Aquila, Michoacán, a town in Mexico
• Aquila, Switzerland, a former municipality
• Aquila, Veracruz, a municipality in Mexico
• L'Aquila, sometimes Aquila, the regional capital of Abruzzo in Italy
• Province of L'Aquila, Italy

Transportation

Automotive

• Aquila Italiana, Italian car manufacturer or brand
• Aquila racing cars, a Danish firm
• Hyosung GV250, a cruiser motorcycle nicknamed the "Aquila"

Aviation

• Aquila A 210, a German lightweight aircraft
• Aquila Airways, a British flying boat operator (1948–1958)
• Angus Aquila, a British aircraft
• Bristol Aquila, an aircraft engine
• Facebook Aquila, Facebook's design for an atmospheric satellite
• Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila, the U.S. Army's first battlefield reconnaissance drone
• Aquila, an air traffic management services company; see NATS Holdings § Aquila

Boats

• Aquila 27, a French sailboat design

Ships

• USS Aquila (AK-47), an Aquila-class U.S. Navy cargo ship
• USS Aquila (PHM-4), a U.S. Navy hydrofoil
• Italian aircraft carrier Aquila, a World War II Italian aircraft carrier

Other uses

• Aquila, Inc., a former electric and gas utility in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Aquila Capital, an independent investment firm in Hamburg, Germany

See also

• Aguila (disambiguation)
• Aquila College of Ministries, former name of Hillsong College
• Aquila Court Building of Omaha, Nebraska
• Aquileia, an ancient Roman city in Italy
• Aquilia (disambiguation)
• Aquilinus (disambiguation)
• Aquilla (disambiguation)
• Balanus aquila, a species of barnacle
• Dell'Aquila, a surname
• Macroglossum aquila, a species of moth
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L'Aquila, Italy