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

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