JULIERS, a city, capital of the duchy of Juliers in
Westphalia; some think this city was founded by Ju-
lius Cæsar or Julia Agrippina; but this is much
questioned by others, because it is not mentioned before
Antoninus's Itinerary and Theodosius's Tables. The
town is small but well fortified, and neatly built; the
houses are of brick, and the streets broad and regular.
The citadel is large and very strong, containing a
palace of the ancient dukes, and a spacious piazza.
In the suburbs there is a monastery of Carthusians,
nobly endowed by several dukes of Juliers. The town
is but poorly inhabited, though they have a fine wool-
len manufactory in this country, and likewise another
of linen. It was taken by prince Maurice of Nassau
in 1610, and by the Spaniards in 1622. It is seated
on the river Roer, in E. Long. 6. 35. N. Lat. 50. 55.