159 Aemilia is a main-belt asteroid. Also valid is Emilia. It is the Latin name of a ship of the Nederland Navy, which participated in the Battle of the Dunes (1639). Name of a Vestal Virgin priestess in Roman mythology. He was the one who took care of the fire of the Goddess Vesta. Name of an Augustan Region of Italy. Name of Ancient Roman Physician who published books on Gynecology and Obstetrics (Aemilia Hilaria). Name of Ancient Roman Way (Via Aemilia), which linked Piacenza, Fidenza, Parma, Reggio, Modena, Bologna, Imola and Rimini (all ancient cities of Roman origin). It was built by order of the Roman Consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.
