Porto Torres (Sassarese: Pòltu Tòrra; Sardinian: Pòrtu Tòrres), is a comune and city in northern Sardinia, in the Province of Sassari.
It is situated on the north coast about 25 km east of the Gorditanian promontory (Capo del Falcone), and on the spacious bay of the Golfo dell'Asinara.
In ancient times, Turris Libyssonis was one of the most considerable cities in Sardinia. It was probably of purely Roman origin, founded apparently by Julius Caesa...
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Porto Torres (Sassarese: Pòltu Tòrra; Sardinian: Pòrtu Tòrres), is a comune and city in northern Sardinia, in the Province of Sassari.
It is situated on the north coast about 25 km east of the Gorditanian promontory (Capo del Falcone), and on the spacious bay of the Golfo dell'Asinara.
In ancient times, Turris Libyssonis was one of the most considerable cities in Sardinia. It was probably of purely Roman origin, founded apparently by Julius Caesar, as it bore the title Colonia Julia. Pliny described it as a colony, the only on the island in his time, suggesting that there was previously no town on the spot, but merely a fort or castellum. (Plin. iii. 12. s. 17.) It is noticed also by Ptolemy and in the Itineraries, but without any indication that it was a place of any importance. (Ptol. iii. 3. § 5; Itin. Ant. p. 83.)
The ancient remains still existing prove that it must have been a considerable town under the Roman Empire. According from the inscriptions on ancient milestones, the...
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