- Sardinia, Italy.
Founded during the 1st
century BC as
Colonia Iulia Turris Libisonis, it was the
first Roman colony of the
entire island. It is
situated on...
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founded a few colonies, the two
major ones
being Turris Libisonis and
Forum Traiani.
Turris Libisonis,
situated in the
northwest of the island, prospered...
- a
portion of the
ancient road that
connected the
Latin city of
Turris Libisonis with Caralis. In the
locality of
Fiume Santo is also
found a
fossil site...
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Latin for "tower", is a
genus of sea snails. It may also
refer to:
Turris Libisonis, the
Roman name for
Porto Torres in
northern Sardinia Turris, a genus...
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second century.
Marcus Ticinius,
described in an
inscription from
Turris Libisonis in
Sardinia as procurator, or
governor of the province, in an unknown...
- Sicily);
Roman colonies were also
established in
Porto Torres (Turris
Libisonis) and Uselis. The
Italic immigrants were
confronted with a
difficult coexistence...
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found at Pombal,
formerly part of Lusitania. Pollius,
buried at
Turris Libisonis in Sardinia, aged
seven years,
three months, and five days.
Gaius Pollius...
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front of it,
belonging to the
Roman high-road from
Carales to
Turris Libisonis. A
modern road now
follows the
ancient one.
Recently an
ethnographic museum...
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place for the
veneration of
local martyrs and a
parish church.
Turris Libisonis (Latin:
Turris Libyssonis,
present day:
Porto Torres) was a bishopric...
- must have been
founded under Augustus,
though Pliny ****erts that
Turris Libisonis (modern
Porto Torres) was the only
colony in
Sardinia at his time (79...
