Turris Libisonis
settlement · 550 BC – 2100 AD
A settlement of northwestern Sardinia, located at the mouth of the Mannu River. The site served as a port in Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman phases of occupation. The modern Porto Torres stands on the site, about 10 miles distant from Sassari.
- Coordinates
- 40.83724, 8.39566
- Also known as
- Ad Turrim Libysonis (la), Ad Turrim Libysonis (la), Porto Torres (it), Porto Torres (it), Pyrgos Libissonos (grc), Turribus (la), Turris Libyssonis (la), Turris Libyssonis (la), Tvrribvs (la), Πύργος Λιβίσσωνος (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)