Corsica and Sardinia
Roman Corsica
Brief history of the province excerpted from UNRV History- Roman Empire.
Corsica – in ancient sources @ attalus.org
This page © Andrew Smith, 2010
The Battle of Cornus
“The Battle of Cornus, or Caralis took place when a Carthaginian army sailed to Sardinia in support of a Sardinian revolt against Roman rule. The army, led by Hasdrubal the Bald, fought a similar size Roman army under Praetor Titus Manlius Torquatus in the Fall of 215 BC somewhere between Cornus and Caralis. The Romans destroyed the Carthaginian army and then scattered their fleet in a sea battle south of Sardinia.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari
Scily and Sardinia-Corsica: the first provinces
By Jonathan Prag. From: D. Hoyos (ed.), A Companion to Roman Imperialism (History of Warfare, volume 81). Brill: Leiden. Courtesy of academia.edu.
Roman Sardinia
Brief history of the province excerpted from UNRV History- Roman Empire.
Sardinia – in ancient sources @ attalus.org
This page © Andrew Smith, 2010
Who was who in Roman Times: Sardinia
Sardinia – in ancient sources @ attalus.org
From the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, William Smith, LLD, Ed. Excerpted from The Perseus Digital Library.
Description of Ta Rat’:The Subterranean Temple of the Giane by John Opsopaus (c) 1996
“This is the first description of the subterranean temple of the Giane of Sardinia, which they respectfully refer to as Ta Rat'(“this holy thing” in Etruscan).[1] It is an especially large (32 X 20 m.) artificial cavarn, rather like the Domus de Janas or Domus de Gianus (Fairy Houses), as the Sardinians call the ancient rock-cut tombs which permeate Sardinia and date from the Copper Age (2000-1100 BCE). However, this underground temple (tmia), is more in the style of an Etruscan tomb (t’aura), such as the well-known Tomba del Cardinale and the (now lost) Tombo dei Ceisinie (both in Tarquinia). Ta Rat’ is buried in the heart of the highest peak in the Gennargentu massif.”
In Search of the Roman Frontier in Sardinia by Robert J. Rowland Jr.
“In Search of the Roman Frontier in Sardinia. Robert J. Rowland, Jr. Loyola University New Orleans. 2001. A Festschrift in Honor of Eugene N. Lane. Cathy Callaway. Stoa Consortium. 2001.
Roman Sardinia, all roads lead to Rome
Courtesy of Tharros.info
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